Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley

4 reviews

ilona_cupfulofpoetry's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

I think a one’s experience of a book is greatly determined by their expectations. I know people who gave good, sad, books a low rating because they were expecting a cute rom-com. Thankfully I knew what this book had in store and saw the trigger warnings. Therefore I got to experience this book for what it was, and it was gorgeous. Sure, it was incredibly hard to read at times and very sad, but the writing is sublime and the characters are very real. Everything about this story is gritty and grim; but that renders the sweet moments, the kind moments all the more lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Child death

ktkate's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction and Homophobia

Minor: Child abuse

embarcaderosky's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Homophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Incest, Hate crime, and Pedophilia

Minor: Slavery

tiktakkodiak's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book really changed me. it healed parts of me in ways i don’t know how to describe, and also hurt parts. it’s dark and weird and it’s hard to figure out where it’s heading next, but never once did i want to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Homophobia, Gore, Bullying, Hate crime, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment