Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

8 reviews

safiya's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Transphobia

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Transphobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

lpdx's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Addiction, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

I found it difficult to get into this book. The writing is choppy, it switches timeframes often, later it switches perspectives without notice, all of which serve to make it hard to follow. It’s for lack of a better word, chaotic. I felt for the characters because their stories are all stories of misfortune and loss. Although all of the women are prisoners who did heinous things, you can’t help but feel for them, because of the circumstances that led them to the bad deeds they committed. The ending made me sad — I hoped for a better outcome for the protagonist than the one she got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Outing, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Blood, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal death, Biphobia, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Colonisation, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

01_in_emilyon's review

dark tense slow-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Police brutality, and Stalking

_sol's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

unfortunately I didn't really vibe with the writing style. especially the flashbacks were a bit of a drag to get through and i didn't care that much about most characters. The highlight was definitely the dynamics between the characters inside the prison. I was pleasantly surprised that the author also included the issues with trans people in the prison system (Conan <3)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

Minor: Rape and Domestic abuse

laurataylor's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Transphobia, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Gun violence

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Deadnaming, and Police brutality

Minor: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Hate crime