Reviews tagging 'Rape'

All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky

12 reviews

frances_frances's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

The prose was so sharp and the unnamed narrator was complex and believable. And the way intergenerational trauma was dealt with was interesting. The pacing was a bit uneven for me. The first half really flowed and the second half wasn't as tight. As an aside, I don't think I'm super into coming of age story lines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

inkylabyrinth's review

emotional reflective sad

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

3.0

Both the kind of people and the kind of things that happen in this book hit way too close to home for me to be able to say if this book was "good" or even if I "liked" it or not.

I'm also moving away from asking questions like, "did I like this book?" and moving towards "what did I learn from this book?" or, "which piece of it am I going to carry with me?", or even, "how did it change me?"

I am really glad I read this, and I am really proud of myself for being able to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

readiculousbookbat's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Genocide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, and Animal death

kelseychild's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Hate crime

kaywhiteley's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

taemaeto's review

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

noshinbean's review

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

leogl's review

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Hate crime, Child abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Rape, Death, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Genocide, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Pedophilia

brotestantethic's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I really wanted to rate this higher. I loved the beginning so much; the drugged up descriptions, the transformation of the main character, etc. But then it got too cerebral for me, in a way that does not necessarily tie together. Much of this has to do with identity; I really appreciated the perspective this author gives. But it did not make any sense by the end. And also I think the main character wants to f*ck her sister.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

americattt's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

“She groaned. ‘Not everything is a sign’ Then, more gently, ‘Sometimes I wonder if it’s healthy how much meaning you see in things.’
‘I was joking.’
‘I mean in general. You’re always waiting for the universe to hurt you or to love you. Usually in that order.’”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia