Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Паперовий палац by Miranda Cowley Heller

119 reviews

judesbookcorner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer

moran's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Cancer

starstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

juli_powers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Infertility

readingwithmal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

abbeyfl's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cancer and Miscarriage

One of the most unenjoyable books I have ever read. Slow plot, unnecessary flowery writing, unlikable characters, and needless trauma and heavy content most of which did little to advance the plot. Half baked ending. Hated it.

camillebergeron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fatphobia and Medical content

ludivinev's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

thebookinmytote's review against another edition

I had to stop because of content warnings I didn't look up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Friends, it feels SO GOOD to be back and reading. And what a title to kick off my post-term reading with.

THE PAPER PALACE is sneaky -- I see the Cape and I think immediately 'beach read,' but what Heller has crafted instead is a layered (heavier) story of time and regret and love and longing. I am not as interested in literature that claims a moral high ground as I am in narratives that allow the characters to just 'be,' and I think Heller captures so well the reason why: trauma complicates absolutes, what is 'right' and 'wrong' blurred in response to abuse. I just want to give Elle a hug.

Heller also beautifully depicts Cape Cod as a vessel for memory. She said in a recent interview that "every time [she comes] back, it feels like the opposite of homesickness," and goodness, I can relate. It's a testament to her writing that the setting -- this 'Paper Palace' -- feels like another character.

One I'm happy to own. If you grab it too, please note a significant content warning for rape and pedophilia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Excrement