Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

60 reviews

anapthine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Really enjoyed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infertility, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Lesbophobia, Xenophobia, Child death, Sexism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Racism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Sexism, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use

corriejn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Transphobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Colonisation

maikelenz's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

moththem's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Each character is so incredibly complex and utterly human. Evaristo writes in a heart-racing, fast paced, emotive manner like no other author I’ve ever read and I fell in love with the stories she wove. It genuinely brought me to tears reading Morgan’s story - a person who’s gone through an awfully similar life path to me - and it felt so comforting reading them being so well represented in this writing. I adored this book, and even the characters I didn’t love as much, I still cared for their story. Evaristo really makes you see every complexity of a person and I think this novel could be truly perspective changing for a lot of people. Seriously incredible book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Racism, Rape, and Transphobia

egnnagem's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

“ageing is nothing to be ashamed of especially when the entire human race is in it together although sometimes it seems that she alone among her friends wants to celebrate getting older because it’s such a privilege not to die prematurely”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

elianawolfson's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Enjoyed the writing style and the themes- I understand the reception this book has received, but it just wasn’t really my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

parkyparkpark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

mexigingerale's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Homophobia