Reviews tagging 'Rape'

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

16 reviews

onlyapples's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The narrator, Rosemary, breaks the fourth wall. She is smart, sarcastic, and unreliable. She jumps back and forth in time when telling the story. There's a plot twist! Overall, superb writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Torture

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Animal death

juffnstuff's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Mental illness and Rape

amelieeee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

studiomikarts's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I picked up this book after seeing it on a list of fiction for vegans and noting its good reviews. It ended up being exactly the kind of book I wanted, full of compassion for animals, but not blatantly catering to only a vegan readership. This book is for ANYONE who likes good writing, compelling mystery, and bittersweet endings. It's hard to say more, because it's such a well-written book, I don't want to give anything away. Let it suffice to say I absolutely devoured this story and I think you will, too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Abandonment, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy

zara89's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent

don't read this book if you will find descriptions of animal testing distressing

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Grief, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

whatsophsreading's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, and Rape

amberlyswords's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was okay. Both the writing and the paced of plot was fine. The atmosphere was fine and the ending was okay. The cover of the book was okay and I would liked the characters to been flash out bit more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Rape

natanidae's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Forced institutionalization

hkburke2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Read this for the "unreliable narrator" prompt and it fit the bill in that regard! The writing was engaging and I loved the twisty timeline and how the narrator weaves in science. The subject is a hard one for me, and was hard coming as a surprise, so read content warnings if you're sensitive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Death of parent