Reviews tagging 'Rape'

A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

61 reviews

readbybetty_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Takes a while to get into McBride’s unusual writing style and the plot is probably one of the bleakest I’ve ever read. That said, it’s masterfully executed and definitely memorable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

slimyweed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, and Incest

myreadingiserratic's review against another edition

dark emotional

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

5.0

Stunning, poetic, harrowing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Cancer

ionamcewan's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

0.25

I hated absolutely every minute of this book. While the form and prose was beautiful the content was utterly diabolical and seemed to only serve to cause pain. I would recommend reading Lanny if you want similar form but a much better story or watching I may destroy you for similar themes explored in a much more sensitive nuanced way. I learned nothing and feel aweful. I wish I had never read this book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Rape

hannah_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Vomit

daretoread's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Bullying, Sexual violence, Death, and Infidelity

pessimistically_optimist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Grief

kthnlb's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Abandonment, Vomit, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, and Blood

desireewoodwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

harleyburch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

How would they ever understand my life is more than cider? Complex than that. Fuller deeper richer. Irritation that. Something. Not as good as me in the back of my head.

When I read that this was an experimental novel, I didn't expect it to be quite so jarring. At first, I saw this as a negative; I felt as if the style was drawing me away from the characters rather than into their lives. It wasn't until the end of the novel that the grammar-less stream-of-consciousness style started to speak to me. It was this disjointed use of the language that put me at such unease. Strikingly, this book is bleak - very bleak. Our nameless narrator is subjected to terrible events that become relentless as she slowly but surely tugs us into her head. I had no idea how a book written like this without much plot could end but the ending - while still very bleak - was impressive and memorable. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone (definitely pay attention to the content warnings) but it was a challenged yet insightful experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Violence