Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

6 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Deportation, Medical content, Grief, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual assault, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Cultural appropriation, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual content

sorcha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Deportation, Infidelity, Child death, Alcohol, Vomit, Death of parent, Racism, and Rape

calamitywindpetal's review

challenging sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Racism

hkropp's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

The way the author captured emotion was amazing. It felt like you knew Jende, Neni and Clark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

ifersinklings's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book, other than it was about a immigrant family. This book was so much more than just about that, though. It was about family, the allusion of what the American Dream really is, about money and the cost of having wealth. There were so many different lessons in this story that I was surprised were executed so well, but also subtly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit