Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates

9 reviews

magicofthepages's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

My first JCO and won't be my last. The writing was fantastic but the story was dark, dark. At points I had to skim read because it was too much. Definitely recommend checking the trigger warnings for this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

januaryghosts's review

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Sexual content, Murder, Medical trauma, Blood, Homophobia, Racism, and Infidelity

Minor: Terminal illness and War

emileod4974's review

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Loved the writing style and exploration of themes but I didn’t feel like there was a resolution at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

zakura317's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Misogyny

carpline's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Classism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

gvdv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Racism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Adult/minor relationship

mispaintedlady's review

Incredibly slow paced with disjointed plot. No character development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Violence

I’m not sure who this book is for, but it really fails at whatever it was trying to make a commentary on.

m_greenlaw's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Rape, and Physical abuse

oracle_of_madness's review

challenging dark slow-paced

3.0

Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for this Arc. 

There is no doubt that this is a good book, particularly for those who are interested in very intense literary fiction.   This covers, in some detail, different aspects about the serial killer Babysitter's case.  Taking place in 1977, following a housewife who is used to the rich side of life and the start of an affair.  It's a combination of the two stories, really. 

This books says a lot about so many hot topics but while the author is showing and telling the different sides to this story it comes with a lot of triggering details. 

I had a really hard time reading this one.

Trigger Warnings for: Racism, Child sexual assault, murder, violence, rape... also I just want to add that there is a lot of disturbing imagery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Drug use, Child death, and Body horror