Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

1 review

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I was surprised by my love for this. The author is a fantastic storyteller 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Excrement, Addiction, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Suicide, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

There’s an infamous scene where a child is forced to inflict a pretty upsetting act and it’s basically impossible to appropriately and accurately describe in trigger warnings. So, WARNING WARNING WARNING