Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

2 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

This book is incredibly violent, with every kind of toxic relationship and abuse you can think of, with the kind of casual racism and misogyny that I have at this point come to expect from 19th Century fiction. That said, I may well return to this book at a later date, since there were a few scenes that I found to be quite thrilling, and I do find myself invested in the characters and their development. Right now just isn't the right time for me to be reading a book with this amount of violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

kjboldon's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.5

Emily had a plan for this book but even after several readings, I'm not sure what it was. But it was precise and high minded, however debased her characters got. This one is definitely not for those who need a likes le character. Did she carry the Byronic ideal to its logical, ironic, conclusion?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Bullying, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, and Kidnapping