Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

11 reviews

paigiehun's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Addiction

femfeather's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Rape

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

reneereads's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, and Incest

aaayykay's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I definitely got this book because I was a fan of OITNB. I think it gives you the environment and starkness and violence of prison but not the big dramatic storylines and characters you have come to expect from the show. It made me feel depressed reading it. Not every book is meant to be tidy and happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Stalking

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Racism

_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

grantsharpies's review

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Addiction, and Pregnancy

ekmook's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Confinement, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Sexism

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