People who read Stigma

Nari

rollercoaster

nobara’s wife

I liked how realistic it was specially when it came to everyone's trauma and the different ways to cope with it however it wasn't really anything amazing. I just felt like some chapters were left on an open note and some things were just never explained. idk but it wasn't the amazing story people said it would be.

Vivi

Left early on

Mimi

Proves that not having godly art wouldn’t hinder good plot, super fucking good, got me standing up and shit brudda I felt so emotionally invested I almost imploded, if yall are hesitating to read, do hesitate if you dont like sensitive topics like rape, SA, suicidal mentions and attempts bcs HUUUWEEE IT BROUGHT ME TO PEAK MADNESS, I literally finished this in one read its damn crazy…

Drakes balls on my face

I'm satisfied by this.... it's definitely worth the time and effort to read (best bl I've ever read)

Anna

62

Mady

Messed up, but good read

shan

All the rape stuff and abuses are unforgivable in this series

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Rin

I'm gonna report the author for making me bawl my eyes out. Felt happy, agonised, touched, humbled, appreciative and gratified all at the same time. Dear author, this is what I call a story. Respect to your art. There were no selling baits in this, neither sleaze, sex, cheating tropes or misunderstandings nor unrealistic good, miracles or any plot armour for the characters. This mc is no loose character, he's not immoral neither is he a hedonist. He's a good person. He never wanted to do any of that. He resisted and resisted, until he lost any point to that, until he began loathing himself and went insane. He was like a walking dead. Boris brought him to life. Bless them. Still long way to go. But as a very good message which was given by the story said, that some wounds never heal, but with loved ones around, we could learn to live with them, accept them and still find happiness and life within us. When shared, pain lessens and happiness multiplies.

melo

i really....... want to be loved too.... ah.....

lovegyu

i really liked this... i like how it gives a realistic point of view

omibaby

LOVED THIS SO MUCH IT MADE ME CRY. it gets hard to read sometimes bc of the really heavy themes but i like the storytelling and how boris isnt there to fix sehyun but to be his pillar and i think that's more realistic and defines love more

smileywangja

good LORD that was good

Rosenel

The angst I felt reading this , the tears I shed and the pieces of my heart the breaks . im happy that it didn't end tragic

Faris

10/10 but not for everyone.

thasabigone

i need to see more chapters where sehyun is happy

miseryxcompany

After sitting on it for a couple days I've come to the conclusion that Stigma is just okay. It doesn't approach it's subject matter in a particularly unique way, and it doesn't need to, but ultimately I could not get myself fully immersed in the world of Stigma.

To start off on a positive note I really enjoyed how it explores different responses to abuse through Boris. His sister is lax around men she doesn't know and still offers kindness to strangers despite what she's been through, and Sehyun tries to have sex with him after being raped by Michael. Boris cannot understand how Elena can be so trusting or why Sehyun isn't completely repulsed by sex and his concern is often aggressive to the point of hurting those he cares about.

It's heart wrenching and simultaneously cathartic in its graphic depictions of sexual violence, abuse, etc. but it's insistence on containing the story within a handful of characters' lives only dampened my enjoyment. One of the few times I think a story has been held back by refusing to involve characters and storylines not directly related to the main pairing.

In the epilogue Sehyun says Boris told him Tracy wanted to be a dancer, alluding to a deeper connection between the two than we are initially led to believe, or Boris learning about Tracy after her suicide. This isn't explored, though I think giving her that panel time and making her feel like a person rather than a plot device would've made for a bigger impact on the trajectory of Boris' life. As is, she's sidelined in her own tragedy and her rape is treated as something that happens *to Boris*.

From the beginning Linda has been dropping hints to Maureen about wanting a child-- and the exact nature of the relationship is totally muddled; Are they dating? Is it a situationship?-- and she seems to live vicariously through Boris' love for his neice Anya. She even tries to coerce Boris into having sex with her with a sob story about her abusive father because Maureen won't give her a child. This will never be mentioned again. We'll never see anything detailing the nuances of her relationship with Maureen-- who I'm pretty sure isn't even named until chapter 26, by the way-- and this b-plot will never get a proper conclusion.

My biggest gripe might be with Michaels mom. Michael is a child of rape and was neglected by his mother, regardless he still bends to her every beck and call in attempt to get her to acknowledge him. He tries to give back because he "doesn't want to create more trash in this world" but ultimately subcumbs to the gnawing realization that he'll never be loved. Sehyun becomes an outlet for his anger and sexual frustration, having someone that could take his place as the trash he is made him feel better about himself. This is all fine on its own I guess. But with Anya also being a child of rape, yet still loved by her mother, and his mother being an elitist bitch who expects others to grovel at her feet at the slightest bit of pity, it kinda reads like his mother is what made him a rapist. A "Fine, I'll be the monster you treat me like I am," kind of thing.

And just why does she want Sehyun to kill him in the hospital? Is it because she doesn't want him to ruin her already damaged reputation? Does she just hate him that much? Is he not useful to her anymore? These are things you could write about!

C H E R R Y C O L A

This is a very sad story I hope no one has to suffer this way ever. I wouldn’t recommend if you have a weak stomach. The story it’s self is very realistic, I’m so glad he found Boris; he deserves better then the way he was treated.

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