Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu

6 reviews

bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.75

Wow wow wow. This is so good and so much. Parental abandonment is brutal—to follow that up with the death of your remaining parent and a fraught relationship with your step-mother is almost unimaginable. 

The seismology metaphor woven through the book and the grappling with privilege, oppression, and the messy relationship between the two—all of it is just so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence

thebowandthebook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

2.5

The writing was lovely. Disagreed with most of the mindsets and struggled with the content examines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Genocide, Cancer, Alcohol, and Classism

pineapplesunshine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Beautifully written memoir, a fellow biracial third culture kid can relate to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cancer, Alcohol, and Death

mayenk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

 Interesting memoir. I listened to the audiobook and you very immersed in the book, sometimes I was overwhelmed but I felt that was slightly understandable since the narrator was anxious at some parts and giving out information to others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape

meganelise's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Genocide

readalongwithnat's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

I definitely think audio was the right format for this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

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