Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Art & Lies by Jeanette Winterson

5 reviews

steph_weigle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Suicide, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

lost_fairy222's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

audreybethc's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

this was really hard for me to get through. there were a lot of really beautiful passages but it was confusing and I’m still not 100% sure I understand it fully. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Incest, and Pedophilia

mollychristiantyler's review

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Incest

Minor: Abortion

5aru's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

The writing in this one is very flowy, flowery, almost Modernist-like — which is what I’ve come to expect from Winterson, but the premise of the book and the fragmented, bordering-on-nonsensical narration are a great deal more Postmodern. I suppose I liked it a little less than I expected because the narration is much more reflective and less plot-driven than her previous ones. It’s definitely not a book for everyone, and some of the topics it deals with are definitely not fun, but some parts really did resonate strongly with me.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape and Suicide attempt