Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

25 reviews

deebee223's review

adventurous challenging informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Cursing, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder, Colonisation, War, Kidnapping, Cancer, and Classism

saint_eleanor's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is kind of like a biography/historical account if you added magical realism. A lot of it is about the Dominican Republic, Trujillo’s dictatorship, masculinity/machismo, love and queerness, folktale/superstition and just survival. It is really beautiful AND if u like Love & Rockets comic books Junot Diaz works w them alot they have similar feelz

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Death

Moderate: Racism

akswhy's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Come for the nerdy references, stay for the exploration of the multi-generational damage a dictatorship can do. Bit if a slow start, but this thing gives you SO MUCH to chew on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Murder, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

olga8910's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

One of the first and also best books I had to read for my English degree

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence

georgie700's review

Misogynistic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexism

greatsilverini's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Murder, Child death, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Rape, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racism, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Abandonment, Torture, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Addiction, Infidelity, Abortion, and Terminal illness

luckyllama12's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault

clapyourshands's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

help.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Death, Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, and Bullying

ashnicter's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia and Racial slurs