Does the dog die?
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My Dark Vanessa
Book • 2020 • Drama
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minor storyline, MC dog passes away during the years that the book covers
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Vanessa is very forgiving of Strane, even when she somewhat recognises she is/was abused.
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No but Vanessa does have intrusive thoughts about teenage girls, in terms of wanting to relive her youth with/through them and comparing what Strane saw in her that she could see in them. She never acts on these thoughts beyond letting some teens b*m a cigarette from what I recall.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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The teacher kicks the dog after it just had surgery.
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Is there a dead animal?
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It’s mentioned that a dog has died but it’s not on page
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Are there bugs?
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Despite the butterfly on the front cover, there's no focus on insects in the novel itself.
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Assault
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Multiple statutory rape scenes. But also outright rape in some scenes, the main character somewhat recognises that she’s not consenting but gaslights herself and is gaslighted by him that she “wanted” it or is wrong to doubt him/the situation
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Is rape mentioned?
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Vanessa outright thinks that he could be raping her in that moment (note, he was. She was functionally unconscious/barely cognisant from intoxication when she thinks this)
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Is someone tortured?
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The "yes" votes are due to sexual and emotional abuse of a minor/later young adult. It's horrific and hard to read about but if your trigger is specifically "torture" as in violent prisoner interrogations or sadistic serial-killer stuff, there is nothing like that in this novel.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Sexual comments relating to “eating people”, etc. But no cannibalism
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Dog has a seizure/fit
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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The main storyline is sexual abuse but there is no mutilation
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Death
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Does a parent die?
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[SPOILERS] The main character's father dies, mentioned fairly early on. She is seeing a therapist to deal with the loss but it isn't a huge focus of the book. Her mother doesn't die.
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Does someone cheat?
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[SPOILER] The main character maintains an on-again, off-again relationship with her abuser. "Cheating" is arguably a theme as she does become jealous and upset when he targets other young girls for abuse. Hard to really call it "cheating" as none of it takes place within a truly consensual relationship.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Part of the book is set in 2001 and the main character mentions that 9/11 has happened.
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LGBTQ+
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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She goes to therapy
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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At one point Vanessa is so messed up mentally she starts depriving herself of sleep and food so as to have to focus on the physical pain rather than the mental pain.
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Pregnancy
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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It is never outrightly stated but hinted at several times that the reason the abuser chose to have a vasectomy at a young age is that he know if he did have a daughter he would abuse her.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Vanessa loses her virginity to Strane. Scene is extended and disturbing because even outside the statutory aspect she expresses internally that she doesn’t want this/isn’t ready/is in pain and gaslights herself into she “owes” and he “loves” her.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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The whole book is dark and upsetting but it actually ends on a very slightly hopeful note, suggesting that the main character may begin to be able to heal from her years of abuse and PTSD
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Violence
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Does someone drown?
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a main character commits suicide by drowning
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Is there gun violence?
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A mention of a man obsessed with guns in story, but no gun violence
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