Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

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

189 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

ledichose's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

4.0

The writing is among the best of recent books I’ve read. Makkai is talented. I do feel as if there are moments when I wasn’t sure what to think of

the examination of the #MeToo movement and the acknowledgement of widespread sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by men against cis women and the protagonist’s feelings about her ex Jerome’s cancelation. Perhaps the gray area is the point.

I was also disappointed about the way that

Brit and Alder disappeared from the final act and how Jeff sort of takes over the role of coconspirator. The “love story,” however brief, felt quite tidy.

Still, I felt sucked into this plot, alongside of Makkai’s writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Terminal illness

tessadebs's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

Narration is super interesting! Written from main characters perspective as if she’s talking to another character in her head

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

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

joensign's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

lvahey's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.25

What a page turner, combining a very human narrator returning to her boarding high school, a scene of a crime, but also, of pain and harm for her and many others, too. Fast moving chapters, some relatable minor characters, and the dissonance of the world not quite being what we think it is (or should be).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Sexual assault

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

an_spideog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Thaitin an leabhar so liom ach caithfead mo mhachnamh a dhéanamh air.

Léigheas an ceann so réasúnta tapaidh, bhí na caibidlí cuíosach gearr agus bhí sé frist cúpla ceann a léamh agus sos a thógaint.

Chuir sé ag cuimhneamh mé ar na slite go mbímíd ag déanamh cloí le scéalta i gcónaí, tar éis eachtra tragóideach is maith linn scéal néata bheith ann, bíonn sé níos fusa dhúinn ná an fhírinne. Ní maith linn an doiléire agus an éiginnteacht.

Mar gheall ar dheireadh an scéil:

Ní rabhas sásta leis, tháinig sé aniar aduaidh orm ar shlí, bhíos ag súil le deireadh mór maith go mbeadh na héinne ag ceiliúradh agus an chúis buaite acu, ach gan dabht ní mar sin a bhí. B'in é a bhí bhuam, ach ní dóigh liom go mbeadh an deireadh san go maith i ndáiríre. B'in é a bhí i gceist agam, bhí scéal deas néata bhuam ach ní mar a bhíonn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide