Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Terra americana by Jeanine Cummins

124 reviews

ngoodenb's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Deportation, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Racism, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: War, Violence, Trafficking, and Stalking

bvanness428's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Deportation, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Racism, and Physical abuse

kurrelina1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Good, worth reading! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Death

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Lydia and her son Luca are the heart of this story of love, loss, and the brutal reality of drug cartel violence in Mexico. By centering a middle class family,  Cummins makes it clear no one is safe when a community is taken over and draws the stark contrast between their previous lives and their new ones traveling to the United States border alongside other migrants. The journey is more harrowing than most of us are aware of, and we get to know other stories through the people they meet along the way. 
A heart-pounding look at the fact that the people anxious to cross the border are individuals with complex histories,  not a mob of faceless "invaders" as some political leaders have claimed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Stalking, Racial slurs, Bullying, Confinement, Deportation, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

manateas's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

ailbheclaire's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

abbywj's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deportation, Grief, Trafficking, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Violence, and Death

jennifer_carroll's review against another edition

challenging informative tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

soph_mills's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Violence, Murder, Death, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

lindsey_bear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

This book was super challenging but well done. I found it hard to get through because of the violence and drawn out plot, but I think that was what Cummins was ultimately going for. I feel like I learned a lot about migration through this book, even if it was a fictional story. Understanding why people end up in such desperate situations is such a huge part of this novel to me. I would recommend to anyone who is interested in learning more about migrants’ experiences and the lengths people go to flee violence and seek refuge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Deportation, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death