Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

78 reviews

shreya_thecurdrice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Rape

alayamorning's review

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Exactly the book I needed to get me out of my reading slump. It was a delight to read, though I'm not sure how much it will stick with me. I read The Final Revival of Opal & Nev earlier this year (same format/similar concept) and thought that story was much more compelling and the characters more dynamic.  This one felt a little flat and "easy" compared to the Opal & Nev story. (Hard not to compare.)

I could have done without

Camila's email at the end.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Abortion, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual assault

paigereadsaw's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault

lunarhokaye's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

on a reread, Im not as taken by this book as I was before.  I love full cast novels and will recommend them to anyone, but I have feelings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Abortion, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death

evieo's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed the documentary style writing of this book. It made it very easy to read, and allowed for some funny back and forths between the characters. I do feel like the voices were written too similarly overall and it was hard to differentiate the personalities or speaking styles of each character without it being explicitly stated what their traits were. There were some really big topics in here that were a quite glossed over, and it felt a bit tongue and cheek in its stereotypical ‘drugs, sex, and rock and roll’ perspective. I did however enjoy the inclusion of the lyrics to the album, it was fun to flip back and forth - comparing the story of creation with final lyrics. Written version of almost famous. Overall, there are flaws in this book but it was a very enjoyable and easy read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

lollyr's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

 I'm actually not sure how I feel about this book. It a feel good read, but also leave you with a bitter taste. 

The unique format of Daisy Jones and the six is making the book light to a fault. It honestly a great book to read on a vacation or after a tough day.

The characters for the most part are genuin and relatable, especially the women. And still it fell flat for me. I guess it just isn't my thing. I'm not sorry I read it though and I totally understand why someone else might enjoy this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

burnthewitch's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

seawarrior's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was like a rollercoaster ride. I loved following along with the characters' highs and lows, and feeling both empathy and anger towards them in the process. Their voices on the page sounded so organic that it felt as if I'd been familiar with the group all my life. Each character had an interesting perspective of events, and even when they disagreed on which actions had actually transpired, I always felt like I could believe that their intentions and emotions were true. Many of the passages in this book tugged at my heart, and felt sadly relatable.

The copy of this book that I read was borrowed from my younger sister, who underlined and drew hearts around some statements about womanhood and love and Daisy's refusal to be used or made into a muse. I love that through reading it, I got to learn more about perspectives she valued. We both look forward to watching the series adapting this title, and I highly recommend reading the book beforehand. The unique storytelling method and the skillfully written words the characters utilize to both hide behind and open themselves up are worth the time and effort it takes to read them. I began reading this book immediately after waking up at seven this morning, and didn't put it down until I finished it in the mid-afternoon. It's really that engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Sexism

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

izzybell's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Abortion, and Addiction

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship