Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

2 reviews

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Sexism

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

wordwilderness's review

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

5.0

What a delightfully weird novella. I don’t know how Nghi Vo came up with the idea to write a triple-narrative, hostile campfire story-time, but she’s a genius for that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, and Child death

Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Confinement

*Cannibalism: mentions of tigers eating other tigers; tigers with human forms threaten to eat humans; one scene where human bites own hand and a tiger feeds on their blood. *Sexual assault: attempted forced marriage; threat of rape is implied.