Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

80 reviews

laurajenkins's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Lots of idolatry, which made parts of it difficult to read. Spiritual abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Death, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

rogier_vdw's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Child abuse

kamrynharned's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

A book I KNOW I will be re-reading.  I borrowed a copy from a friend, so I couldn’t mark it up, but I think that it’s for the better as I will be able to slow down and appreciate the prose so much more the second time around.  It’s so rare to find a character-driven book that is so gripping and such a page-turner.  I found myself skipping ahead to find out what would happen because the suspense felt so real. Lily was written so well as a 14 year old girl - smart, outlandish, stubborn but highly emotional and longing for love.  Her finding love is just too sweet to bear, and the longing for her happy ending kept me entranced the whole book.  So many pieces of this book were just genius - the bee facts that tied into the story line, the wailing wall, Our Mother of Chains, and the civil rights backdrop that tugged your heart strings without coming off as preachy. I want an August for myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

miacorkum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Mental illness, Death, and Child abuse

theabee's review against another edition

challenging hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Death of parent

sari_lyr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

itsy719's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Gun violence, Slavery, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit

emmyhall's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Suicide, Death of parent, Medical content, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, and Gun violence

carnivalchimera's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

My favorite book I've ever read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicide, Gun violence, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, and Physical abuse