Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

22 reviews

bronaghd07's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Rape, and Cancer

sara_berlin's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

In one word: overrated. 
I can admit that it wasn’t as terrible as I thought at the start, but it’s definitely not a masterpiece or one of the best books ever. Honestly I considered dnfing it but I wanted to finish it so I could a) say I’ve read it and b) properly trash it. 

If this was released today and critiqued as a piece of literature, I don’t think it would get good reviews. I will never understand how this is some people’s favorite book. 
The actual process of reading it was not fun and not worth what little I got out of it. Sure, there’s some interesting (although in my opinion pretty basic) reflections, and Holden is a somewhat interesting character, but beyond that, there wasn’t much substance.
I feel like if it was at least fun to read I would’ve given it a pass for not have any like “lesson” or “deep meaning”, although I would still not consider it one of the best books of all time. I probably just have very high standards for classics, I mean something had to make it so popular and everlasting. but this was not that good. Honestly I only actually liked the last part, but the rest of the book was quite a bore. I dunno, I kind of get the point of it, but it wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Homophobia, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, and Child abuse

angorakanin's review

medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

It is implied that one of the teachers in the book assaulted a student

kaiiiwood's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

ayearinbookswithzoe's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

When I first read this book I laid in bed for a week straight. This book is good when you’re in the teenage angst phase. However, I like it les each time I read it. I still think it has literary value, it’s just not for everyone and not great for the mentally ill. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

imjustgolf's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

lghrndn's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Child abuse

nadletab's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

bell5a_xox's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

inkslate's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia