Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Women Talking by Miriam Toews

7 reviews

chromiumboron's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Ent moot but with Mennonite women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Child abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Incest, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

cerys_ah's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

chasingpages1's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Cursing, Deadnaming, Dementia, and Incest

jess_segraves's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Death, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, and Pregnancy

agchalle's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Beautiful book, beautiful imagining of resistance. It’s very sad so be mindful of content warnings. The movie is very true to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Child death

minisaucisse's review

dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Very good read, but somehow not much to chew afterwards. Am I reading to fast ?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Violence, Self harm, Suicide, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism

Description are on the effect on the person, not the act itself.

nkk1017's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit