Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson

2 reviews

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I only finished this book due to a reading challenge and having nothing else to listen to at work. Why did everyone wanna fuck the protagonist so bad? T_T

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, Animal death, Torture, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Minor: Trafficking, Body horror, and Confinement

A main character is a little person who is always called, even by the narration, "the dw*rf" and occasionally "the m*dget." Explicit whorephobia, including the mass murder of full-service sex workers.

froyobaggns's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Animal death, Violence, Gore, Cursing, Child abuse, Blood, Abandonment, and Self harm

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Torture, and Sexual harassment

it took me a few chapters to get into the story. you're dropped in and you are immediately in it. there were certainly some hard to digest moments of abuse, pain, and trauma, but it really was a very enjoyable story.