Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

28 reviews

hmih's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Sexism

Minor: Drug abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cancer, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Suicide, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Death of parent, Classism, Body shaming, Rape, and Gaslighting

cibani's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

samburkhouse's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Infidelity, Cancer, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gaslighting, Medical content, Racism, Suicide, and Death of parent

emelynreads's review

adventurous reflective tense slow-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? No

4.5

Pleasantly surprised after reading this book. Not gonna lie, the first 100 pages were almost too cringe to get through because of Bill but that's probably the point. I wanted to read this book after watching American Crime Story's season about Bill and Monica. The last half of the book really nailed the premise, Hilary's alternate life was so believable and the author's character building/dialogue felt authentic. Probs one of my favorite alternate reality novels.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

bookhails's review against another edition

dark funny 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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

joypouros's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

In this alternative history, Bill cheats on Hillary while they are dating and a campaign volunteer tells Hillary that Bill forced himself on her. Because of this, they never marry. 

Instead, she moves back to Chicago and works for several organizations and teaches. Bill gets married and an affair scandal causes him to drop out of the presidential race he historically won. He drops out of politics and becomes a wealthy tech investor.

Hillary starts her career as an elected official in Chicago. She works her was through the ranks until she runs for president... and so does Bill.

A wonderful excercise in how choices steer the rest of our lives. The voice and style really seem plausibly Hillary. The events intersect with real history, adding so much context that many folks don't know or have forgotten. 

A little too much Bill/Hillary sex for my liking. Otherwise, I had a hard time putting this down.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

amberjackonski's review

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

pkc's review

hopeful informative 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

3.75

I’m not sure where I sit with the idea of writing a speculative fiction novel about someone who is alive. I will say the story is inarguably intriguing, and wild at various turns and really slants perception of actual historical events

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide

franceselsie's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual content and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cancer, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Death

lilycollings's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

I understand why this book is so polarising but if you take this book as a work of fiction, how lives may have played out in a parallel universe it's a really good read. I did skip the more intimate scenes, it felt wrong reading these about real people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, Sexual content, and Misogyny