Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Kristina Gehrmann

11 reviews

rebekah4's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

This book is a sweeping condemnation of the treatment of the poor in the U.S. during the early 1900s. The plot is depressing and it does not let up. The characters exist to show the horrors that the most vulnerable are bludgeoned by. While Sinclair paints vivid scene after scene for the reader, the book really only goes in depth on one character. Ultimately, I’d recommend reading for the expose, not for the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

glennjiles1's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gore, Racism, Antisemitism, Grief, Pregnancy, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexism, Child abuse, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Excrement

Minor: Cannibalism and Confinement

reedsky'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Death of parent, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

morgcxn's review against another edition

Too damaging to mental health

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Gore, Rape, and Alcoholism

monjure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Xenophobia and Alcoholism

clara_2021's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

jax00's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

3.75

It was wordy and hard to follow. However, it spoke about issues facing Americans during the 1900s. It highlighted unfair working conditions and living conditions. This is also the perfect example of Murphy's Law.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

grrr8_catsby's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Rape

bseigel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape