Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

7 reviews

mizelse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Chronic illness, and Body shaming

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

abirchtealeaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Extremely strong trigger warnings on this book. I think it would be very fair if many people passed it up due to those. 
Outside of that the curse of chalion was absolutely riviting. I was unable to stop reading the last quarter of the book because I had to know how it ended. The mystery while not terribly deep is satisfying and rooted in a strong lore and interesting characters. 
There could be a lot of discourse about this book and I would not disagree that the are bits like the age gap relationsships and more that I think make this book slightly weaker than it should be. 
Still I found the writing extremely pleasesant and the narrator was absolutely stellar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Torture, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Rape

batesbarb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Animal cruelty, and Death

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Misogyny, Animal death, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: War, Sexual assault, and Rape

gothnailcare's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

2.25

I read this directly after The Hallowed Hunt and I wish I hadn't; it made me dislike both of the books more for feeling like they were variations on the same formula. I generally enjoy drawn-out political intrigue, but I felt like this book's magic/speculative elements diminished rather than augmented the courtly drama, and I found myself a bit disappointed that much of the negotiation that was apparently so central to this book's political machinations took place entirely off screen. I continue to be more impressed by the World of the Five Gods' worldbuilding than I am the moment-to-moment scenes of these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

ryanswell's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This story was a nice change of pace for me. The main character is introduced to us having already been through some very difficult experiences, and I found it surprisingly realistic how all of it has shaped him mentally and physically. He is also in his mid 30s and cannot solve every problem by fighting through it. This was a stark contrast to some fantasy books I have read, in which 14 year olds somehow kill scores of grown men in combat. 

Many people have listed this book as adventurous but I would not agree. It is set in a fantasy world where there is adventure, but most of this story is not your typical fantasy adventure tale. There is tension and conflict and it did keep me interested, but most of the story happens in one castle. The action does pick up a lot at the end. 

I could have done without men expressing sexual interest in girls too young for them. All things considered it is a very small part of the book. Also, to be fair, it is realistic behavior for a medieval society. And unfortunately some men still think it's acceptable in our modern world. But I don't enjoy reading it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

sylda's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Infertility, and Sexual harassment