Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

7 reviews

haleybre's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sapphotoni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

sangsmiles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Misogyny

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, and Death

bf54life's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

this book was amazing and insightful. An indecible heavy topic, but if you’re on your own healing journey it’s probably one of the first books i would recommend. I want it to be made clear this book is NOT. romance novel. Also, if you love literature this book plays with it so much and it is a joy to read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, and Pedophilia

angel_lyd's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Alisson Wood tells the story of her grooming and eventually abusive relationship with her high school english teacher, she discusses the story of lolita and how her partner happily viewed their relationship as similar to Dolores and Humbert’s. It’s a good read for anyone who has experienced grooming or abuse, I found it helpful to be able to hear a similar story to my own and know that following this she has still managed to be successful and happy. It’s a heavy, sad story and you definitely have to be in a good head space to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

multilingual_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit