Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

1865 reviews

kera_reads's review

Who even needs actual character development or romantic chemistry? Lots of telling, not a lot of showing… yet somehow, only 9% in and there aren’t enough content warnings available to cover what’s already happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, and Gaslighting

cpostma's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

julianafern24's review

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

Not officially a 5 star book but definitely the most enjoyable book I have read in a really long time, I’m obsessed. I will be rereading this in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent

molsreads's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

ofi's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

i thought the six-thirty pov episode of the series was the saddest thing i’d ever seen but then i read the book every single line in his pov is much much worse. six-thirty i would give my life for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-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? No

5.0

Habs geliebt - wie die Autorin so mühelos von einem Charakter zum anderen (sogar zu diesem überraschend grandiosen Hund) springt und dabei so viel Klarheit in die Miskommunikation der Charaktere und die Hintergedanken dieser bringt ohne, dass es verwirrend wird.
Die Geschichte war überraschend hoffnungsvoll und inspirierend, obwohl das Thema Feminismus in einer von Männern geprägten Domäne zunächst sehr entmutigend wirkt.
Außerdem wurde gleichzeitig gezeigt, das Hausfrau sein ein bedeutender, anstrengender Job ist, der jeder Frau genauso offen steht, wie es jeder andere Job auch sein sollte, ohne irgendwelche Berufungen/Entscheidungen schlecht darzustellen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, Death, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Misogyny

sewfarsewgood's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.25

This was a great book and easy read and hard to put down. It's the sort of easy holiday read but it deals with big topics like gender inequality 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Death

mjeanette_'s review

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Death, and Medical trauma

jillybits's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book for its themes of a woman in stem and her discovering a found family. I also like how this book delves into topics of grief, motherhood, and being a woman in the workplace. I would say that you have to suspend some disbelief since this takes places in the 1950s and 60s but it feels like Elizabeth is from the 2020s. Also with Mad being a child genius and the dog having his own thoughts, you kinda just have to go along with it to enjoy it lol. Overall, I would recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

sharrikloves's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed this. It’s deeply contrived and utterly ridiculous, but that’s what I loved about it. You definitely have to suspend your disbelief a bit and the feminism was at times quite heavy handed (and rather imperfect), but I’m not convinced this deserved the thorough lashing so many other reviewers have given it. 

It loses a star for the socio-political inaccuracy, shaming people for eating processed food, and generally sending the message that racism would end if we were all just more logical, a very frustrating liberal fallacy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide