Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

61 reviews

helmetgoclank's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

asililydying's review against another edition

4.5

depraved. how do the 'enlightened' create and maintain colonialism? liberal democracy, a fair republic, founded on the defiled corpses of millions and millions of innocent lives; crimes committed nakedly, bald, out in the open with many a song to accompany them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

loganreads's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anemosise's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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? Yes

4.5

horrifyingly difficult read. i cannot say this was enjoyable, but I find the story it tells to be an especially important one for it's time. took way too much brainpower and now I need to read some lighthearted stories lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

theohume's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

gremlintamer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

This book is A LOT.

slothrop_garp's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Murder, and War

ciinamongiirl's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

CRAZIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. JAW DROPPED. really good though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and War

reachingforstardust's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Excrement, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Torture, and Alcohol

eabosch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail