Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

70 reviews

notabookseller's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

even better the second time around, HIGHLY recommend the audiobook *chef’s kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Suicide, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

bluebellwoods's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Medical content, and Medical trauma

olivea21db's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

kellyofcali's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

4.0

I tore through this book - it's definitely for those who like a dark and twisty relationship saga, and is appropriately dramatic and interesting. Some moments were very easy to identify with, others were very much not, and some were just very very sad. It's also fascinating that this book was based on real-life research, since it reads like fiction - that adds a different layer to the stories and makes them a bit more uncomfortable, because you can't relish in the drama they way you would if it was made up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

moraofthestory's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

milliebrierley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

holliejoy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

kcreedon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident

katehoward's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

1.0

This book was such a missed oppurtunity. I thought Taddeo was going to use the stories of three women in America as a backdrop to the psychology of desire and how that presents in our patriarchal society, offering analysis and commentary on women's desires. Instead it was just a retelling of three women's sex lives- one of which is a girl who was sexually abused and manipulated by her high school teacher and I do not how I feel about that being included in a story of 'desire'.

If Taddeo took the time to seek out experts, psychologist, or sociologist, to give commentary and analysis would have elevated allowing the reader to gain knowledge about the psychology of desire rather than just stories of other peoples sex lives. For example, if Taddeo brought in a psychologist the specializes in sexual assault or post-traumatic stress disorder to talk about how the trauma of being a victim of pedophilia can echo throughout ones life and the effects in has on desire later in life would have added more substance to the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest

sylvieee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content