The Dream Hotel, Laila Lalami
Book
Dystopian
Sci-fi
Book
Dystopian
Sci-fi
Updated: 14 July 2025
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The protagonist’s file mentions a rape she experienced before the events of the book, but there is never detail about it.
The protagonist has a sexual dream involving a guard who is particularly hostile to her and makes harassing comments to her and other women. She writes about the dream in her journal, which he later confiscates, reads, and makes further harassing comments about.
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