Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

70 reviews

freyanjani's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

the reviews for this are a mess and so was it. i guess it’s trying to do the whole mediocre people in mediocre situations, human relationships type of reflective story but it just didn’t hit the way it’s supposed to. it’s too long, for one. and the narrative is all over the place, which i usually dont mind, but it just seemed erratic—maybe that’s the whole theme i dont know. lots of the characters are so stereotypical of their race/sexuality, in my opinion, and there were some parts that i think was unnecessary and even a little offensive. 

(see: sugar glider)

it got better right at the end and i finally felt the warm, emotional feeling i was supposed to get the whole book. i can appreciate this book, but i don’t love it and it’s such a shame because i REALLY wanted to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual violence

lunaschu's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

3.75

Mooi boek en ook wel goed geschreven, maar ook erg deprimerend en ik droomde alleen nog maar over vreemdgaan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

heather3086's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

angelaaaa's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

egroetsema's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide

madsw14's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-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: Addiction, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

fanny_brtl's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

painful. meaningful. perfect ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

nosophiesallowed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

i’m nosy, therefore i loved reading this.
didn’t feel emotionally connected to the characters though which explains the 4 star rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent

esme_may's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.75

I was worried at first that I wasn't going to like this as much as I expected but as I kept reading it really grew on me. I didn't like all the characters but was able to root for them because they felt so human

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Grief

sib_reads'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy