Reviews tagging 'Rape'

I Spit on Your Graves by Boris Vian, Vernon Sullivan

5 reviews

alp_books's review against another edition

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Je me suis accrochée car je souhaitais découvrir où le livre voulait en venir mais la violence des propos m'en a découragée 
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lx545's review

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

2.75

Molti passaggi sono davvero difficili da leggere per via del contenuto disturbante. Capisco l'intento dell'autore tuttavia non è il mio stile.
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juliettedvdts's review

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dark 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

1.0

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acxjkc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

J'ai toujours aimé les livres qui ont le pouvoir de me faire entrer en empathie avec des personnages horribles. En tous points, Lee Anderson est une personne immonde, qui viole des adolescentes et assassine sauvagement des jeunes filles. Pourtant, je suis bien forcé d'admettre que je me suis surpris à comprendre ses motivations, voire de sympathiser avec lui. Je trouve très intelligent d'avoir ajouté à une histoire de vengeance qui aurait pu être assez commune (même si particulièrement crue ici) la notion de revanche identitaire, ethnique. Je pense que ça a joué pour beaucoup dans l'ambivalence de mes sentiments envers le personnage. 
Au final, ce genre de livres vous poussent à confronter la violence humaine, autour de vous mais aussi et surtout en vous, ce qui explique peut-être les vives réactions qu'ils peuvent causer.
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pianofromthelibrary's review

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Multiple scenes of the main character assaulting young, underage girls, with the final straw being a graphic scene of him raping an 8-year-old girl. I don't know if I will be able to finish this book knowing that it gets even more graphic, violent and cruel towards women. This book is praised for its discussion of racism and anti-black violence, but there are so many better and more nuanced books that discuss those same themes and are written by black authors so you don't have to do this to yourself. Trust me, the graphic, cruel and apathetic violence against girls and women described in this book will stick with you more than any commentary the author may have had on racism
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