Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

62 reviews

coriandercilantro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction and Violence

broke my goddamn heart and remade it. i feel physically unwell. i have chills. im reading it again after posting this.

zeejaye's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Incest

writeasiread's review against another edition

challenging sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

man door hand hook car door.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Incest

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

bennybooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

This book was like a cipher. Not in a pessimistic way. But like it’s raw, untranslated. Like I plucked it from the ground. I can see the sculptors finger prints in the clay.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

rethamash's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

angelsbefore's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

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

4.25

I loved anne carson's essays so I kind of felt I'd enjoy this and i wasn't wrong. at some points i felt like i was losing the thread of the poem but in reality i think it was meant to be like that in a way? I loved it a lot. I just have absolutely no reasoning on why 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest

quinzel_14's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content

svblvna's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

3.0

what a strange book. the writing was beautiful, yes, and the format interesting but the story was not nearly as devastating as i'd been told. in fact i didn't really feel much for any of the characters.

it's a shame the story takes so little from the myth except for names. maybe i'm not familiar enough with this particular myth and i've missed some references but i would've liked a more poignant ending, i was expecting more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Incest

Minor: Drug use

chimera9's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Sexual assault