Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Rends-moi fière by Benoîte Dauvergne, Nicole Dennis-Benn

25 reviews

zedohee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

the way it was, is, and always will be. 

when will goodness and mercy arrive i wonder???????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

marloesisalive's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

This book was not for me, I should have read the content warnings before starting it. I was not comfortable reading about sex. But the overall story was very beautifully written, it was a depressing read. I feel bad for Verdene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Abandonment

moll_g's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

this book was depressing af, the ending kind of sucked but I get what it was trying to do

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

katharina90's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

That bright, colorful cover sure is deceiving! What a heartbreaking story. 

The author realistically conveys how Jamaican working class families and communities are impacted by white supremacist capitalist patriarchy.

So much trauma, abuse, shame and hatred--directed at self and others--is carried from generation to generation.  

The story also highlights the damaging effects of tourism. 

This is a seriously impressive debut. Really well written and the patois comes across beautifully. Thematically it's an unpleasant but necessary read.

"Membah dis, nobody love a black girl. Not even harself."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Death and Colonisation

elizabethgreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Paraidise comes at a cost that is served by the locals. This book gives and honest look at upscale resorts being built by wealthy outsides and the effects it has on the people who live in the community.  It shows the struggles that comes with making ends meet and the stark differences the locals see from what the tourist see.

It was hard to read about the sex work that the main character performs in order to pay the bills and provide for her little sister. The love and hurt the main sister experiences is both inspiring and heart breaking at the same time.

There is a look into sexuality and the bigotry and hate the same sex couples experience. This might be trigger for some readers.  The discussions felt heartfelt and authentic. 

Its to say I enjoyed the book (because of how tough the subject matter is to read) but i thought it was well written and I thought the ending was well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jadenchimes06's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

sohva's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

I am conflicted of this book. On one hand it is well-written, the characters are interesting and the description of the environment is immersive. On the other hand there is no sense of direction for the majority of the book. The characters just get worse and worse and get into shittier and shittier situation, but it is unclear until close to the end whether this solves any purpose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Dementia, Abandonment, and Classism

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

This was a tough but rewarding read. The characters and the setting just spring from the page and I felt a full range of emotions and opinions regarding them. The Jamaican patois and the nature images added even more to a grim story in a vibrant setting. This is a book I won't be forgetting in a hurry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Classism

shoshthemost's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual violence