Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

19 reviews

kshertz's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This is an emotional journey of the ripple effects of sexual assault. It is both healing and triggering. Some essays reached me deeper than others but they were all reflective and shine a light on the culture we have that allows these sexual assaults to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Body horror

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Racism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Self harm, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Incest

lindsayvale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Cursing, Pedophilia, Incest, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

toriwatson's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

carolinebella's review

dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Misogyny

jessiiiru's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Difficult to read, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I didn't know how badly I needed to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Child abuse

actualresultsmayvary's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

2.75

Serious Trigger Warnings for Rape and Sexual Assault 

I really struggled with how to rate this book. It is not one book but a collection of essays by different people, each describing their experiences with rape or sexual assault, some graphically, others discussing the wider impact on their lives.
Like for almost all women this is an issue which impacts me personally and I found it far more triggering that any other media on this topic fiction or non-fiction that I have ever consumed.
The essays were variable in their quality and I think this is a topic which would have been helped by one narrative voice tying them all together, though they were tied together by the theme of not believing your experiences are bad enough to deserve sympathy and I think that is an incredibly relatable feeling.
On balance, I think reading this book was a negative experience for me, although I do believe it is important for people to tell their stories. I hope that some people are able to be helped by reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

suspicious_salmon's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

colourbandit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Not That Bad was a really, really powerful read, discussing the many stories from a hugely diverse group of women and their experiences with rape culture, sexual violence, and harassment. It saddened and disappointed me every time I picked it up to read another section, about just how horrific our culture can be and the experiences of too many women within that. 

There were some elements of hope, with changes in attitudes having gone through these experiences, understanding that we need to alter how we raise our children and react to rape culture. However, it is seemingly so ingrained in society that we have a huge way to go still. 

The stories were amazingly written, emotional, and incredibly powerful, with such variety. It’s such an important read, although it comes with quite a large trigger warning for anything relating to any of the topics mentioned above. If you feel able to, you just HAVE to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment