Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Spinning by Tillie Walden

125 reviews

dave_ex_machina's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

If there are Mount Rushmore of comic book creators, Tilly Walden would be up there next to Will Eisner. This book could be used as a textbook on how to make amazing comics. Walden's ability to use imagry to not only illustrate the story but you add to it to tell more of it, it is visual storytelling at its finest. While this book is about ice skating it's obviously not just about ice skating it's one of the deepest and heaviest books I have ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Outing and Sexual assault

Due to the time in which it takes place, any story involving a character coming out is going to be rife with homophobia. Well it is definitely a aspect of the story it is not the whole story.

barnesbookshelf's review

reflective fast-paced

3.5

This book wasn't quite what I expected it to be. I found it interesting how Walden continued to do something she hated so much for so long, but with the events of her life, it makes sense. I hope that Walden has gotten some healing since publishing this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Outing

franz_comme_kafka's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

jessiejonesbentley's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

hales_1243's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lilaceous's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

4.0

impact - ⭐️

illustrations - ⭐️

effective storytelling - ⭐️

engaging to read - .5⭐️

would recommend - .5⭐️

tillie walden’s skill as a visual storyteller really shines in this memoir. it was an impactful read for me because even though it’s a memoir, i saw a lot of my teenaged self in it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Mental illness

moxiereads's review

inspiring slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault

streberkatze's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this graphic memoir. As the author writes in the afterward, it's about
so much more  than ice skating. The emotional depth and the way the author translated that into images blew me away. The Eisner Award for this book is so incredibly well deserved. It's only March, but I'm pretty sure this will end up being one of my favorite reads of the year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Grief

hashbrownhedgehog's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

amphibianwitch's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual assault