Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

6 reviews

katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective relaxing sad 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

Wow, just wow

I have previously adored Still Life and When God Was A Rabbit and enjoyed A Year Of Marvellous Ways.  Everyone one said what a masterpiece this was, so I decided to stop saving this for a rainy day and get on and read it.

You know what, those people weren't wrong. However, if you do read this, and I very much recommend that you do, you are going to need tissues throughout because it is the definition of heartbreakingly beautiful. 

The story opens with a pregnant woman telling an abusive husband where he and she stand after coming home from winning a painting in a raffle.

We then flash forward thirty years, and Ellis starts to tell his own story, including meeting Michael, whose perspective we hear from later in the novel. 

We follow them down the yellow brick road of life through the A.I.D.S. crisis to a point of self-acceptance.  However, these two men both have very big hearts.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Death

Minor: Physical abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child abuse

bguyre's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Terminal illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Excrement, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Medical content, and Domestic abuse

pollyhall's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

aidrielle's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

3.0

this is exactly the kind of story i usually adore, but for some reason it just didn't click with me this time. i blame my reading slump. the 2nd half was way more engaging than the 1st one tho 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

shewantsthediction's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Abandonment