Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

14 reviews

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

danielakalexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

A rather quick read, that I enjoyed maybe more because of the theme than the writing itself. It was easy to get through reading-wise, even though some of the themes are more gruesome. I do think that the writer has a great way of portraying  harshness through their writing, and even where I felt that the Swedish translation was lacking a bit I could see that it would be more impactful in English. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Sexual violence, and Stalking

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

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

This one has been a mainstay on my TBR for years now and I'm so glad I finally got round to reading it. A very bleak yet humorous glance at institutional living where you can't help but feel sympathy for some truly terrible people. Gave me OITNB vibes and maybe that's one of the reasons I loved it so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent

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

maddyhanton's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, and Violence

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