Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girls by Emma Cline

73 reviews

kaitidid's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Excrement

danibee's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

Beautifully written and very engaging story. I would have rated it higher except it had significant graphic descriptions of underage sexual assault that was key to the story. So fair warning there.

The ending felt very hopeless and that was a disappointment. I’m not sure if I liked it, not because it wasn’t happy, but because the message of the book wasn’t very clear.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual violence

marhuitre's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The writing is good but I wasn’t really invested in the story and I didn’t like the characters, which is the point but it didn’t work for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Rape, and Child abuse

meredith_clark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug use, and Child abuse

jenny_d's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, and Toxic friendship

annaliseg's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Sexism

slymberis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was a train wreck I could not look away from. Beautiful writing, intriguing plot, insightful characters, and a gruesome dedication to detail that made it impossible for me to put this book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Sexual violence

lindseygcarden's review against another edition

dark sad

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Trafficking, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gore, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

zeliiiieeee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Murder, and Sexual violence

bluesplodge's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

some really good observations and writing but i didn’t feel that the two timelines weaved together nicely; overall the ‘present day’ stuff was more interesting to me and the flashback sections felt drawn out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Body shaming