Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

25 reviews

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

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

moon_dude's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Infertility

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

daisytomoko's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

sherrybomb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.25

It took me a while to warm up to the book, which may be partly due to the narrator but I stuck with it and enjoyed it on the whole. 
It was quite harrowing and the were some moments the story took a worrying turn but I liked how it turned out. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

oneinamili's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Racism

kchin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Infertility, Bullying, and Animal cruelty