Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

28 reviews

enbylievable's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense 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? No

2.25

DNF. idk, I was pretty excited to read it and other people told me they really remembered liking this book but I got so turned off by the constant racist portrayal of the sexually deviant stereotypic Arab antagonist, and then the entire climax is just the threat of sexual assault against the female supporting character acting as a motivator for the male protagonist. The plan was to read The DaVinci Code after this but I think I'll just look up a synopsis on youtube, really not enticed to read Dan Brown again. I was really interested by the theorization of religion as a social institution and I loved all the info about the Roman architecture and the rituals of the Vatican but it wasn't enough to keep me going with this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Racism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction

The main antagonist of this book is an Islamophobic non-specificly-Arab caricature who is depicted as sexually depraved and as primarily motivated by the opportunity to sexually assault the female supporting character. This threat of sexual assault is then framed as a strong motivating force for the male protagonist.

nehamocha's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

antmacro's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

honestly so much better than the da vinci code, there were some pitfalls but those were more me being nit picky than actual flaws. also i like vittoria and robert SOOOOOO much more than sophie like oh my god so much more chemistry and i actually wanted them together by the end !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

pravallika_manju's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

escaping_america's review against another edition

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? No

3.25

I had high hopes for this book as I've heard great things about Dan Brown's writing but honestly this fell flat in so many areas that I found myself laughing out loud at how ridiculous everything was, and laughing at how forced the relationship between Robert and Vittoria was...and then the whole book just ends with an insinuation that they have sex? So weird. So beyond weird. Such an unnecessary plot point, and along with her being almost raped by the Hassassin. It was an interesting read for sure, but this was most definitely written by a man and for a male audience. I'll give a few more of his books a shot but this was a laaaaaame introduction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

garlicbread247's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

electric_revenge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, Religious bigotry, and Blood

shetland_pone's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

2.5

If you don't pay any attention, it's fun, but the moment you start to think about things it all falls apart. Langdon is a Mary Sue, most of the characters are seriously unlikeable, and the ending was a shitshow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, Body horror, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

kit666's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Ich muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich nicht mit dem Ende gerechnet habe! Sobald Kohler zum Vatikan kam, dachte ich es ist klar, was Sache ist. CERN sind die Illuminati etc etc. Ich war sogar leicht enttäuscht, dass alles so ein "Happy End" hatte und habe nur noch auf die Aufklärung gewartet wir Kohler alles geplant und ausgeführt hat. Doch dann kam der Plottwist. 
Anfangs habe ich den Camerlengo sogar gemocht! Es wurde also super geschrieben! 
Am Ende hat mir besonders die logische Erklärung für alles mit einem Hauch von Mystik gefallen. Das war genau das, was ich haben wollte und weswegen ich vor dem Plottwist so enttäuscht war. 
Ich finde es schade, dass Vittoria eine vergleichsweise kleine Rolle hatte. Sie hätte definitiv weiter ausgebaut werden können/sollen. Man weiß so gut wie garnichts über sie und das obwohl sie doch fast immer mit Langdon zusammen unterwegs war.
Zwischen Langdon und Vittoria ist natürlich gaaaaanz viel Trauma-Bonding zu sehen, was aber nach allem was passiert ist verständlich ist.
Warum ausgerechnet Langdon so viel gemacht hat, macht in meinen Augen wenig Sinn. Ich verstehe, warum er als Berater hinzugezogen wurde, aber darüber hinaus? 
Es wäre sehr interessant und cool gewesen, wenn der Hauptcharakter jemand wie Rocher oder Oberst Olivetti wäre. Wobei ich sagen muss, dass ich Olivetti nicht sonderlich sympathisch fand haha. Wobei der wohl nervigste Charakter Glick ist. Meine Güte. Die Rolle hätte man auch einfach als No-Name Rollen verteilen können.
Es war unglaublich spannend, sich die Bilder von den echten Skulpturen usw. anzuschaue, während sie im Buch beschrieben werden! Das transportiert einen natürlich sofort ins Geschehen!

Das Buch hat mir sehr gefallen! Ich weiß, dass der Film sehr beliebt ist, habe ihn selber aber nie gesehen. Wenn man es also ohne Vorwissen liest, kann es super als alleinstehenden Roman lesen! Ich würde gern mal nach Rom, um mir die Orte auch in echt anzuschauen. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass das sehr Spaß machen würde!

Doesn't pass the Bechdel Test tho.. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

Minor: Confinement

francisca_pitterle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault