Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Street by Ann Petry

20 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Really well written. Keeps you reading even though the pace is slow and the plot extremely depressing. 

There's nothing happy or hopeful about this story, and the layers of oppression and injustice remain virtually unchanged almost a century later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Classism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Fatphobia, Slavery, and Animal cruelty

aldole's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, and Classism

miqnightrain's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Infidelity

walkie_check's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Classism, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Child death, and Trafficking

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Bullying, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Rape, and Confinement

christiona's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

A beautifully written masterpiece written in the 1940s, but could have very well been written today. It's frightening how many aspects I can relate to, realizing that much hasn't changed in the last 80 years or so. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

brittburkard's review

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Abandonment

littleheartsx6's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

fates_fables_golem's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. Unsure how to rate at this moment in time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Fire/Fire injury

beccabarpel's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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

5.0

A clear, well-written slice of life of a single black mother in 1940s NYC. The mundane, oppressing realities of poverty and discrimination are shown without becoming trauma porn. Characters are fleshed out and the tragedy comes from the intersection and contradiction of each individual's desires. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Blood

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