Reviews tagging 'Rape'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

68 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Abortion, Racial slurs, and Cannibalism

bridgetwillson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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? Yes

4.5

This book was very upsetting and hard to read at times. Overall sense of hopelessness. That being said, it was something I needed to read, and the fictional narrative made it gripping and fast paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal death, Physical abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Violence

sgbray's review against another edition

funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Miscarriage

ella_bibliophile_98's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-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

4.75

I loved this book and everything by Ruth Ozeki- her mixture of current events, internal exploration, mindfulness and bringing the past and present together is really descriptive and beautiful - I love the character development as well and the pacing was perfect 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Miscarriage, and Child abuse

bookwyrmsam's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.0

I thought this book was well written and the thematic exploration was interesting, there just wasn't anything here that I think will stick with me after closing the book. I do wonder how much of that is the amount of time that has passed since publication; I was already well aware of how horrifying the meat industry in the Unites States is before reading this, it's part of why I rarely eat meat. I also wanted the discussions of domestic violence, and miscarriage to go further. Those arcs felt rushed/incomplete to me when the book came to a close.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Racism, and Miscarriage

mangomuncher's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Rape, and Domestic abuse

emmablue's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

i really thought this was gonna be my new fav :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, Animal death, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Infertility, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, Vomit, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Cancer, Abortion, Homophobia, and Blood

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Racism, and Eating disorder

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

readasaurus_rex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

An incredible, moving, and thought-provoking work of fiction. I will be seeking out more by this author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

aemulatio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Rape