Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket

11 reviews

swimfast724's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is one of my favorites of the 13 book series. I think I would put it at #2 or 3

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Child abuse

prufrockpreptooth's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad 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? No

I know this one by heart, but each and every time I'm still thrilled to read it again and I still end up loving my read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Murder and Police brutality

dreamerfreak's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, and Confinement

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Infidelity

lilshelly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

 So, I fell into a slump after finishing the last book. These books are mentally harsh to read after a while, so I'll likely take a break for a bit.

But, I enjoyed the characters and setting in this one! Hector was refreshing, though he has his quirk like all the adults do -- he's too afraid to stand up to authority in his town. I enjoyed his assistance to the Baudelaires. And I enjoyed the Quagmires making a strong appearance!!

Of course, the chaos got more chaotic and the inventions and solutions were wildly hard to believe. But, we're learning more and more about VFD which is making things interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death

joisaddler's review against another edition

mysterious sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

ashleycmms's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

It is getting annoying being reintroduced to the Baudelaires every time I read another book. However, seeing as it is in fact a children’s book it is quite pleasant and smart. 

By this book we are finally seeing more mysteries and being pulled into the story more because of V.F.D. I’m excited to see how it is all resolved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

rory_john14's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

jourdanicus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Confinement

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Death