Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

7 reviews

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Bullying, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Self harm, Colonisation, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, War, Death of parent, and Homophobia

smdorsett's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Colonisation, Grief, Infertility, Death of parent, and Animal death

argentdoe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Bullying, Infertility, and Suicide

crabbytaco's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent and Miscarriage

Minor: War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Confinement

runefactories's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Stalking, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

izwit's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Ableism, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

sarahsponda's review against another edition

I'm not great with characters who won't stand up for themselves or help others when they are suffering.

Sure, literally run away when your assistant pleads for help while she is having a miscarriage. What the hell?

Miss Benson is like an inanimate object who just lets things happen. I get that she had a traumatic childhood but I don't want to wait around and wait for this prissy stick-in-the-mud to learn what friendship is. The overall SO QUIRKY! tone didn't help, especially when horrible things are happening to the characters, like being stalked by a misogynistic former POW with untreated PTSD; the book has all these feel-good blurbs, guh.

Regardless: Juliet Stevenson is an excellent narrator.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, and Misogyny