Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

6 reviews

amyteurhour's review against another edition

3.75

Content warning: murder, execution/capital punishment, animal death, violence, abuse, neglect, abandonment, death of parent, depression, suicidal thoughts, toxic relationship, assault, rape, child sexual abuse, panic attack, chronic illness, pregnancy, miscarriage, infidelity, ableism, classism, gaslighting

Definitely make sure to look through the content warnings (I'm sure I've missed some). Kent's writing was very atmospheric and painted a bleak picture of Agnes's last days. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook as Morven Christie gives an amazing performance to really bring Kent's words to life. If you usually speed up the audio, I wouldn't go any further than 1.5x; let yourself sink into the story. It's really slow, but just be patient with it

the catharsis at the end was such a relief. So sad but I felt much better after my sob fest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Chronic illness, Classism, Gore, Animal death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Ableism, Blood, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

leoniefnk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A really interesting imagining of a real-world event, this book casts a light on the complexity of human relationships as well as the limitations and challenges created by being poor and/or a woman. I'd never read a book that takes place in Iceland, so this was a nice introduction. There were multiple quite moving moments, though the 'twists' were not that surprising. Overall a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Misogyny

dreamerfreak's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

mcsquared789's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

rosebud_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I think this story was well written and atmospheric. Agnes is a very sympathetic character up to a point. I have some minor hang-ups over the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit