Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Het bal der gekken by Victoria Mas

175 reviews

esme_t's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Self harm

laislinns's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

I flew through this utterly fascinating read. It gripped me from the start, and was one of those unputdownable books that saw me wanting to stay up late into the night (even though I really couldn't).

Fantastic plot, character development, just too short! I wish it could have carried on for another 210 pages, so I could learn more about the 'mad' women of the Salpetriere and their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Rape

georgie_ewingmallett's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Wish it had been longer and expanded the characters and plot more! You weren’t with the characters long enough to care too deeply about what happened to them all sadly 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

uncreativeoops's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Not sure if it was the author's style or the translation that didn't work for me. The setting was really interesting though! This might have been better as a full novel, especially the ending felt rushed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Ableism, Medical content, Rape, Abandonment, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Suicide attempt

jaydeecepticon's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Medical content, and Misogyny

eyelash_0205's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

gem114's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Good story, good writing style. I never felt like it dragged on. I liked the mix of fantasy with historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, Self harm, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Ableism

brianna_mackey's review against another edition

I liked the writing of the book, but everything else was very uncomfortable. I feel like there should also be some major trigger warnings in the first few pages because it was really hard to follow after some backstory was told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Misogyny

catherinepaddon's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

drremz's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault