Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

23 reviews

manuelac's review

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challenging tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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melmarques's review

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

4.5


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daisymayl's review

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dark fast-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

1.0

How this fits into the feminism genre I have no idea. I understand the commentary it wanted to make - there are nuances and grey areas in the #MeToo movement but I think it was executed terribly. There was never any doubt in my mind that Quin was in the wrong, but Margot continuously defended him and shamed all of his accusers. If there had been a realisation moment where she understood that the other women clearly had different experiences to her then maybe this would make the point it wanted to, but no she just dismisses and shames women that she has never even met. I don't want to read a story about a creep who is clearly in the wrong but is painted as innocent.

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rosalind's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective 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

4.75


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irene_fueyo_gomez's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective 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? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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monica9913's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

3.0

This was well written, i really enjoyed the different povs but i really can't get over it how this in the end became how men move on from accusations without any reproductions and even without any acknowledgement of the pain they create to those women. I didn't enjoyed that Quinn pov was the last one basically showing a future for a predator rather than the consequences of his actions.

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sarahduxbury's review against another edition

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challenging reflective fast-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

4.5


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noamorris's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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elodie_melodie's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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_malia_pt's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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