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chuckyinspace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Violence, Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Misogyny
crypticapricorn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
la_karina1818's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Murder
ephemeral_remi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Stalking, Alcohol, Abandonment, Rape, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
alisonfaith426's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
larzhagen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I've been mustering up the courage to read Tampa since, understanding the controversy behind the book and the graphic nature of it's material.
Full disclosure: I almost added Tampa to my DNF list when I was reading chapter seven. I was absolutely sickened.
Like some other readers have done, I will not be giving Tampa a star rating, as I do not want one to potentially reflect as condoning or enforcing any behaviors in the book.
However, I do believe Tampa is an important piece of literature which opens the door for uncomfortable, necessary conversations surrounding child safety laws, consent, socio-economic disparity in the justice system, etc.
So, if you can stomach the grotesque, the vile, and read on past chapter seven... I would encourage you to do so.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Cursing, and Drug use
Minor: Police brutality and Gun violence
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Murder, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Fatphobia, Cursing, Body shaming, and Alcohol
imrath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts