Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai

87 reviews

itsmebee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Bullying, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

ahuggingsam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm not that into mystery as a genre, but this book was incredibly well written and drew me in quite well.  It's left me with somewhat mixed feelings at the end, but it was an enjoyable read at least. While the CW list is quite a lot, I would say it's not as bad as you might think. I put them as graphic as they are explicitly described, but I personally didn't think it was all to bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

carolineg's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child death, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

the_book_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexism, Cancer, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Infidelity, Body shaming, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

jesstaurant's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Sexual assault

books4cnd's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The most interesting thing about this book was how our unresolved traumas can affect how we view the experiences of others. Society has taken a renewed interest in justice but many characters in the book are struggling with the fact that they will never have justice and might never even have the chance to tell their story of what happened to them. It affects how they view the stories of people with similar experiences and erases peers who might have been going through the same thing and not talking about it. There is the suggestion that maybe there are still some injustices from the past we can fix, but it's hard and sometimes requires people to give their support despite the hurt they feel that their own injustices can't be fixed or the harm from them is invisible. Ultimately, a very thought-provoking novel that feels very timely and tells a good story through imperfect characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

3.75 stars. I liked the story, but the narrator was unreliable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Racism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

alec104's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Classism, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Grief

taniyi2000's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

summerb's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Cancer, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Hate crime, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, and Drug abuse