Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts

6 reviews

marthabethanreads's review

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I was so confused by this book. It wasn’t bad at all just not one for me! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

bethsbookshelf's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"But our lives contain no line breaks. Our experiences are so frequently unbearable to us because real life is just sheer bloody continuity... The excruciating thing is that time carries on and you love them anyway."

This book. THIS BOOK. Wow. I don't even want to write an in-depth review because there are so many wonderful reviews on this book already. People have written them much better than I ever could. 

This book is basically about climate change, but it's woven into how the main character responds to her circumstances (which are awful). I loved how she compared love to healing the planet, and how the fires and the phone calls and the ringing - contrast ringing - became a metaphor for her trauma and vice versa.

Overall, if you want to read a literary fiction medium/fast-paced novel about a new adult who is anxious about climate change and relationships and her trauma, then this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, and Domestic abuse

rachelyvonnee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

I really liked Madeleine Watts' writing style, the way that at times the main characters behaviours/feelings are effected/shown by climate change. However I was really confused as to why the great great great great explorer grandfather just dipped in and out in (seemingly) random places not really added much to what was happening at that point. From the blurb it seemed like he was going to have a much bigger part to play - maybe I'm missing something?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

lordbacon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Hauntingly sincere and open 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

homebodypeabody's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death

jameslyons's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Medical trauma, Sexism, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Addiction, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Drug use