Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

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

151 reviews

sandro_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.25

Perhaps my expectations were too high given my love of Makkai’s The Great Believers but, Questions felt like it was trying too hard.

Bodie returns to her boarding school 20 years after the murder of her former roommate, Thalia, and, together with her students, creates a podcast examining if the right man was convicted.

Part One was filled with so many characters across two timelines it was hard to keep track of who was who. And, there was the odd choice of having the book told in the first person but as if Bodie was talking to one of the suspects - which added to the confusion.

Questions tackles memory, true crime obsession, the justice system, cancel culture, #metoo, racism - the list goes on - which is the problem: it felt forced and took focus away from the core story. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

jaimc's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jagwar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer

anne8373's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

apiologee's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

anniebh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

novelspirits's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Sexual harassment

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

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

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

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

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