Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Blankets by Craig Thompson

23 reviews

mxsunflower's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia

agnela's review

reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Exploration of religious trauma and growing up, with the first love in the mix. It's heavy, but not too much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence

degrave's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Ableism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

chaoticbeing's review

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0

Literally did not need to be as long as it is. Not the best graphic memoir honestly! The story and themes get communicated halfway through and the rest is filler that just repeats the same ideas over and over again.
I got it half off & I’m glad I did because I cannot justify the price and length of this book otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Child abuse

Minor: Excrement

There’s a scene near the beginning that involves two young boys wetting the bed.

thedistortionist's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Homophobia

seforana's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

czoltak's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Excrement, Homophobia, and Sexual content

andersonh92's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I just didn’t like it very much.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and Child abuse

A minor scene or two from childhood of molestation, a couple panels of nudity

dirtyseagull's review

dark emotional fast-paced

4.75

This is just short of perfect for me, and I really can't say why.

The artistry on display here and the way the story is presented is nothing short of breathtaking, in particular if like me, you have not read many graphic novels in the past. I was struck by how in a B+W novel, the art could still be so evocative and make for a compelling story that transported me right to those cold nights and long days that the author was demonstrating.

The writing is great, the story is pretty succinct, and it hits home on a few key elements for me. It feels like a part one to an autobiography that explains the path this author took to get where he is now, and demonstrate how he learned to fall in love when he could have easily fallen astray.

I can't recommend it enough as someone who loved nearly everything about this book. I could not put it down after picking it up and starting it and wish I could get some of the cells framed with how beautiful they were.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual assault