Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

93 reviews

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

---

Content Warnings

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

caitlinn_reads's review against another edition

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This book saved itself with the ending. Most of it is tedious and frankly, not very good. What made it worth the four stars, though, were the themes, the narrator’s psyche, and the level of cringiness. It was highly evocative. So the words used didn’t matter to me in the end. The truth that’s finally revealed and the long and arduous, continued downward rollercoaster spiral that I had to ride the entire time is what makes this book worth my four stars.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Colonisation, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Medical content, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

lolo_readsbooks's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

wowweee wow. she sure does love writing about unlikeable gay pedophiles. strong themes about colonialism, imperialism, western “objectivity”, and consumerism. just like, the end reallllly went there. 

norton is deeply unlikeable and the post-script was hard to get through. the last fifty pages were ill paced. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Sexual violence

shiftyelliott's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

partybonus's review

challenging sad medium-paced

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

I do notttt recommend! It is a trigger warning minefield and full of really wretched moments. The lush rainforest backdrop and descriptions of the scenery belong in a travel guide which is what I think this writer was before they became a writer. I wish I hadn’t read it. It haunted me and I am not interested in shockingly violent and horrendous situations in books anymore, especially when there is zero reason for it. Stay away! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Animal death, Colonisation, Incest, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Xenophobia

tessakwebb's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Honestly.... No notes. I thought the author did an incredible job of delving into a psyche so foreign (hopefully lol) from their own and painting an intriguing and shocking story. Also loved the format v good! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ucyilla's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

wow. mixed feelings but overall good.

Yanagihara’s writing style effortlessly transformed this made-up story into one that could be mistaken for real-life events, which made the book much more captivating to the point where I could not put it down. Perina and Kubodera were characters that I found unbearable at times, and the last few pages confirmed to me that they are flawed individuals. Perina especially. Overall, this story delved into the complex human nature, from colonialism to child abuse. 

btw kubodera is a major brown noser and perina is a major weirdo 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

luckyblackcat's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

Deeply upsetting—left me physically nauseous and exhausted as Yanagihara often does. BUT the best writing about turtles you’ll ever find. If all Yanagihara did was write about turtles & tortoises she would be the greatest literary voice of our time, as it is, she may not be the writer we want, but she is the writer we deserve. Not not worth your time… but prepare yourself for some raging & ranging post-read, prepare your friends for the rants..

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

kkgarrett's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Rape, and Pedophilia