Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy

61 reviews

saint_eleanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Okay Cormac McCarthy really pisses me off but this was metal as f*ck 
A carnival of depravity and endless suffering if u will 

I just don't understand why he has to Tarantino the damn thing and pepper in every possible slur he could think of big eyeroll

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, and War

ectopodes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

One of the most unsettling books I’ve read in my short journey so far. Has a way of getting under your skin, to the point I still think of lines from it months after reading. At certain points seems to revel in the bloody horror a bit too much, but not to the point of being excessive. The character of Judge Holden is one to behold, as he takes a place in one of the greatest villains in fiction, not because of his horrible acts entirely, but because of why he does them, how he justifies them, and just the mystery of who he truly is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Murder, and War

whistley's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

willysandman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and War

bubenacija's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Im scared that judge will touch me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

hightayy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

izzybolton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ajackson505's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A difficult but rewarding read. The stream of consciousness style was both engrossing and hard to follow.  A meditation on the brutality and inhumanity of man and the persistence of evil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

camills14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

mr_engineer's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The most brutal western, loosely based on real events and filled to the brim with the horror that followed in the wake of Manifest Destiny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape