Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

22 reviews

annemarijequartel's review against another edition

2.75

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It read away very easy, but the characters and their relationships lacked depth. Too many character POV’s with too little description of how they became the way they are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

catherinerowland's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

theteaisaddictive's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A beautifully-written book starring the most insufferable collection of characters I’ve ever read about. Watching them make their mistakes, break apart, hurt each other, leave, grow, change, and become themselves was an experience that I practically inhaled by the end of the book. Bonus star for the prose, which is simply gorgeous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

my_plant_library's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape

e_m_f_reads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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This book made me physically ill. Like I’m not even saying that I thought I might throw up. There is a scene in this book that is absolutely haunting and imo completely unnecessary I read the scene this morning and cannot stop thinking about it and feelings sick its actually harrowing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail

keesreads's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Deportation

sheonceread's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective 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: Yes

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the reviews for this are a mess and so was it. i guess it’s trying to do the whole mediocre people in mediocre situations, human relationships type of reflective story but it just didn’t hit the way it’s supposed to. it’s too long, for one. and the narrative is all over the place, which i usually dont mind, but it just seemed erratic—maybe that’s the whole theme i dont know. lots of the characters are so stereotypical of their race/sexuality, in my opinion, and there were some parts that i think was unnecessary and even a little offensive. 

(see: sugar glider)

it got better right at the end and i finally felt the warm, emotional feeling i was supposed to get the whole book. i can appreciate this book, but i don’t love it and it’s such a shame because i REALLY wanted to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence

goldseamedglass's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was like reliving my 20s in a way. I felt so ambivalent about every character the same way I felt about my own close friends during that time. That impressed me but what really astounded me was how realistic the conversations and especially the arguments were. How the disagreement comes in waves. How a lull would, in most books, be the moment when the characters turn it around and make amends, but in real life, and in this book, instead turn into a hint at something unresolved that simply sends tensions soaring again. Superbly well written! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting

katesmithlit's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Violence

rachelko's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use