Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

69 reviews

dobbyssocks421's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Animal death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Blood, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Torture, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Bullying, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Misogyny, Body shaming, Classism, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Slavery, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual violence

erinreadstoomuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This hit right in my sweet spot of classique horror, enough manipulation, and a little bit of demonic possession. There are real glimpses into the life they lived of 82’ (and yes I’m referring to the horrific school event day because to pretend that didn’t happen IRL is an insult to the truth of how racist the south is). Either way I’m a huge fan of Grady Hendrix and happy to have read it 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Slavery

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Animal death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Drug use

kgpierce's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

I really love rural southern imagery and this book was great for that. I really liked the complex deep connection between the 2 main characters, the author does a great job of depicting the silly, sweet, and beautiful depth of the intimacy between childhood best friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

enyltiak's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Gore, Classism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Kidnapping, Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

lornalynn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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 violence and Animal death

kellygracejackson's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Body horror, Eating disorder, Excrement, Sexual assault, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

jessicalarson125's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Drug use, and Sexual violence

ivolkswagen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual violence

emilycacho's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I liked it but some of the writing bothered me. Sometimes I find men writing about teen girls to missing some nuances. It was also graphic in some places, but I liked the ending. 
The movie is actually a fantastic adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Self harm