Reviews tagging 'Rape'

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

43 reviews

smsegal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

scoads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

A masterpiece, a story with a unique plot and unique conflicts, one of the more out-there and thought-provoking books I've read in my life, with a very likable (yet unlikable) protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death

hayley_cook2's review against another edition

This book is terrible. I really expected more from the writer of the book thief. The writing itself is really bad and the story also sucks. The narrator is super creepy and only describes women physically. He even creeps on a 15 year old girl and Mark Zusak paints it as a good thing. I literally cannot keep reading past the part where he lures the whole town to church. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, and Gun violence

beans23's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

funyuns_the_movie's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content

sestep's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

Markus Zusak has a beautiful power of writing in ways that just punch you in the face. His style is beautiful, & funny, & relatable, & wrenching. This book is a classic to me bc of that. & the opening chapter is one of the best I’ve read in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Rape

Minor: Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

subplots include

the protagonist helping a woman who is serially raped by her husband, the protagonist reflecting on his alcoholic father’s recent death, two instances of people being held at gunpoint, & people getting beaten up in fights.

icieri's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, and Stalking

mair_mcc's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I've read this before, but I guess it was before I was using Goodreads. 
Wtf was that ending, man? It didn't wrap anything up for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

erinnuttle's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

i hated the first half + ending of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, and Rape

jcatzzz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism