Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris

106 reviews

gabyjo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

bookswithtrish's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation

missarmweak's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and War

emilyjeanne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Rape

bookish_bobbie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Death, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Miscarriage, and Antisemitism

lolasherwin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

loopyyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This book is very well-written. In all honesty, I would have rated it higher if I didn’t see that the family of Cilka requested that the book not be published due to inaccuracies and misrepresentations of her and other characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

jenniebridges's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

amelia_entwistle_05's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 Cilka’s journey is heartbreakingly beautiful, I wish I could read this for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Rape