Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

203 reviews

kate_lemer's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape

Moderate: Death

tomblyc's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A strange one. Shows the author's ability to craft character and write in a very convincing manner that makes you believe the world and people presented to you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

ivellon's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

(German Version below)

Next time someone complains about the ethics standards of a university etc., I will recommend them this book.

The main topic of this book is not immortality or aging. It is research ethics. And what I gathered from reading reviews is that it may resonate more with researchers than with other people.
I feel like the often mentioned moral relativism is not really that strong. The book is quite clear about what is right and what is wrong. Instead, it shows what happens if someone does not know.

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Das nächste Mal, wenn sich jemand über die Ethikstandards einer Uni o.ä. aufregt empfehle ich dieses Buch.

Kleiner Spoiler: das Hauptthema dieses Buches ist nicht Unsterblichkeit oder Altern, es ist geht um research ethics. Und mein Eindruck nach dem Lesen mehrerer Rezensionen ist, dass das Buch Leute, die selbst Forschung betreiben, deutlich mehr anspricht als andere. 
Ich fand auch den moralischen Relativismus in diesem Buch gar nicht so stark, wie manchmal behauptet wird. Das Buch ist schon recht klar darin, was richtig und falsch ist, es zeigt eher auf, was passiert, wenn man sich nicht darüber im Klaren ist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

hannahfedora's review

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pedophilia

swetha062's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

It tells you how far and broken science remains at the hands of those who only intend to abuse. They abuse the nature of everyone around to seem intellectual. The time that people like Norton existed as captured by Hanya also remains as true outside the fictional world as well. I only wish those like Victor and our surrounding some peace and calm from everyone. The book itself remains interesting and veey hard to process as you travel through the eyes of an abuser. But I commend Hanya for the vulnerability showcased in her writing and structuring of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence

laurynkelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Incest, Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Adult/minor relationship

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

If ever a content warning was needed for a book, it's this one. Beautiful writing paired with a haunting and vile faux memoir tragically based on some true events. 

The epilogue and post script literally had me holding back gags and left me feeling nauseated. 

I highly recommend the audiobook; being able to really hear Ronald's notes and emphasis on things makes all the difference imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Child abuse, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Death, Cultural appropriation, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexism, Suicide, and Medical content

blackbearbaker's review against another edition

4.0

This would have been a much better book if they didn’t tell you everything that was going to happen in the first few minutes.  The whole time I was reading I kept thinking how much more engrossing the plot would be if I hadn’t already known each plot development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

allegrayr00's review

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Incest

Moderate: Gaslighting, Confinement, and Misogyny

justusrun's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pedophilia