Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

98 reviews

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

h4rm0ny's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny 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: Addiction

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death

xbernadette's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny 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: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Classism

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

ninaszewczyk's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective relaxing 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, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness

Minor: Chronic illness, Toxic friendship

risemini's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

loanndbehold's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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: Self harm, Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide

brianareads's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny sad fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship

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

lunaschu's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Mooi boek en ook wel goed geschreven, maar ook erg deprimerend en ik droomde alleen nog maar over vreemdgaan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent