Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

4 reviews

sharktwoth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Ableism, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Dementia, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Certain sentences haven’t aged well but this was excellent. I’m very sad but also very happy I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Dementia, Racism, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Incest, Homophobia, Medical content, and Misogyny

It’s an older book so expect language and character attitudes that are not okay now.

irisandfoxglove's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Ableism

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cultural appropriation