Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Kosiarze by Neal Shusterman

48 reviews

malvadasliterarias's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

De los mejores libros  que he leído en mucho tiempo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ellydavis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

rowanw51's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just a heads up this book is pretty existential but if that’s something you’re okay with I highly recommend this. This book is so thought provoking and really helped me come to terms with some of my own personal struggles with existential dread. I can’t wait to read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, and Vomit

The violence in this book isn’t very graphic, but there is a scene involving

the mass murder of children

that can be difficult and uncomfortable to read.

bluecurlyflowerpants's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nannybonkerz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

e_l_k's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

It's been a while since I've had a chance to devour a good YA novel, and I honestly can't believe this is considered YA! Shusterman brilliantly balances the breakneck plot with the dual-perspective characters, giving ample time for development while still finding space to explore the philosophical questions at the core of this highly original story. I'd say my only complaint is with the last few chapters: some events that were building up happened so quickly that they almost felt anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

purstiltski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture

oxian_d's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.25

This book was too depressing for me, opening old wounds, reliving the past again and scarring old scars deeper than a knife could. At first it was mysterious but then it got too predictable and worse boring along the way. I yawned many times I could count. Although some topics do open for questions as life and death is at hand. None will truly know when one hasn't experienced real death. So again this is quite different but not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

beachybookstack's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Once the world gets detailed out in structure and technology, it takes a bit for the characters to move along their paths. Some of the plot points were somewhat jarring and sped things up as they occured. I'd say it gets good after you hit the 50% mark. I do find the ending satisfying and open-ended enough to continue reading the series soon. I think that both Citra and Rowan are relatable main characters in different ways, neither feels too OP. Their mentors create very different emotional landscapes for them to navigate as they learn to gleen the population--whether by ethics or enthusiasm.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Suicide