Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

6 reviews

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.

---

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

sammysloth's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Genocide, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Sexual violence

hanstin's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Racism, and Colonisation

kiwikarelus's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Racism

booksbyjazz's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Ableism

laurenramsden99's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

This book reminded me a lot of Lolita; because of what the preface (written by the fictional editor of the book) tells you about the fictional author, Norton Perina, you spend the whole book on the edge, waiting for a confession of sorts. I also spent a lot of the book not trusting what he was telling me, not falling for any attempts to believe what he may say that makes him look like anything other than a monster. Unlike what the editor believes, Perina is not a 'good person'. It was a fascinating book, however, and I did find myself drawn into the world Yanigahara creates. Her writing is probably the main reason to read this book - she is excellent and eloquent. The subject matter became difficult toward the end, but throughout it was implied delicately and cleverly. I think it was a little slow and that I disliked the main character so much that I felt sick throughout most of the novel. As a result I would not read it again and it wasn't THAT pleasant a reading experience, but I do think it is an amazing novel. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Deadnaming, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship