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rotatinglibrary's Reviews (945)
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Infertility
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry
Minor: Suicide
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Chronic illness, Grief
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual content
Minor: Suicide
I listened to this book on audio and found the narrator frustratingly old-sounding. The secondhand embarrassment in this book is HIGH.I was also incredibly disappointed that in Rachel's father's storyline. He just lies for 3 years about going to law school and it's cool? NAH. I think Jung attempted to shed some light on the negative aspects of the KPOP industry: cattiness behind the scenes, sexism, and valuing looks over talent, HOWEVER Shine spends a lot of time talking about weight, body image, disordered eating etc. As this is a YA novel, I think it's important to remember how incredibly vulnerable young people are to disordered eating and body image issues. Jung could have presented her critiques in a stronger manner, but I understand where's she's coming from, having lived through them. CW: Body talk, weight talk, disordered eating, negative self talk, vomit, racial microagressions, internalized racism, drugging, profanity, teen drinking, slut shaming.
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Death of parent
Near the climax of the book, These Violent Delights becomes almost a satire. Paul’s violence and Julian’s black moods feel contrived.
They wait for each other to make the next move, never anticipating their own. Other elements in this book do feel real, though. Paul’s sisters and their aloofness, his mother’s anxious fluttering. Julian’s loathing of his family’s wealth and status. The fury of other people just being wrong and not caring.
Can I say I liked this book? Not really. It disturbed me. It stuck in my head for days after I finished it. I don’t exactly recommend it. If you want an example of stellar writing of a festering immature relationship gone to hell, this is it.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit
