Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

196 reviews

zeppolin's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.5

Very well written, retelling the accounts of women’s experiences with love, sexuality and shame. The book manages to give its reader a very personal view of these literal third person stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, and Vomit

delicategoblin's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

An effective exploration of the impacts of the patriarchy on female relationships&desire. Very much depicted women’s sexualities being for other people, and the low standards women set for desire, love, and romance. The book felt extremely distant, which makes sense in a way (for the characters and how they related to themselves, the world, others), but personally detracted from my enjoyment of the book. The book was quite bleak in terms of the facets of female desire depicted, which is fine but not something I was particularly drawn to at that moment. Effective in the way that it depicted exploitation, but something about the book was off for me that I can’t quite place. Perhaps it was structural? Am unsure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

un_til's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

rachaelwho's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

Not what I expected from the forward. I'm very curious about the writing of this one and want to look up more info. Incredibly sad and frustrated for all the women. Violently angry for Maggie. All of them, really, but especially angry for Maggie.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

kara_alexandria's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

laurenbisignano's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Rape

nouvellevogue's review against another edition

informative tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual assault

georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder

charlottesreadingweb's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

 In my opinion, the prose in this book is exceptional. While the ending of this book fell a bit flat for me, I think Three Women is an important sociological examination of women's sexuality, and how the lingering shadow of sexual violence (either literal or implied) can shape the course of a woman's life within her relationships, specifically with men. Maggie's storyline was the most compelling to me, personally. A worthwhile read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of intimacy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

isabootleg's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.5

The stories of the 3 women were each so devastating in their own way. I’m saddest for Maggie out of all of them. Definitely still liked Animal better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder