Reviews tagging 'Rape'

An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

34 reviews

atharp's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

First off don’t read this book without checking trigger warnings. It is not for the light hearted. This book will make you uncomfortable and break you apart. It is heartbreaking but so incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

taylorlanxon's review

challenging dark sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Gore, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Medical trauma

randomkatisms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Miscarriage, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

spacebras's review

It's good but damn, this is a little too much torture porn, respectfully.

Getting RAPED WITH A GUN is absolutely too much.

I don't judge anyone for reading this, but Christ... And the bad guys being like militant leftists is also weird? I'm not sure, I'm just gonna drop it imho.

Seriously, all respect to Roxane Gay, but I cannot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

chrliesangel28's review

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a hard book to read. They really described what she went through during her time in captivity. It also took time in between to have her tell us about her family, meeting her husband and her child. I do recommend it but know it is rough to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Eating disorder

donutlookaway's review against another edition

could not stomach the scenes with miri and her captors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, and Racism

jadahreads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

annie_reads_books's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer

catsloveemmanuel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Kidnapping