Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Holes by Louis Sachar

51 reviews

elizabethjane's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Racism

Minor: Murder

spiderthing's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

4.5

Man I said I'd sit down for a half an hour to do a bit of reading and I read like half the book in one sitting, it's it's interesting and captivating. I love it loads, I remember watching the movie some years back but that's it. I'm so glad I re-read this. There's many plot twists which really make it that much more amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Racism and Fatphobia

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Fatphobia and Gun violence

lexarobinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A classic from my childhood (we won't mention that my copy is stolen from my primary school): Sachar's writing is brilliantly entertaining, the plotline allows for both tender and dramatic moments, and even though these kids are supposed to be 'troublemakers', you can't help but root for them like an affectionate band of misfits. A good dose of funny escapism, with a heartwarming ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

adoto's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Death

darthizzy's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Child abuse

noseybonk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Vomit, and Gun violence

charlottebreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

CW/TW: Child abuse, prison, racism, death
Age Rating: 10+

I loved this book so, so much!!! It wove the past and the present together so beautifully. Everything made sense at the end:

how the curse was broken, why Stanley and Zero didn't get bitten, etc.

. The characters were great as well. Stanley was a good main character and I loved Zero too. This book was so much fun to read, and it's not too long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death

morganperks's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Death, and Blood

lily_k8y's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, all the way to the ending. I've been getting used to incomplete or unsatisfactory endings but this one left me satisfied when I turned the last page. Don't know if I would have appreciated the book as a child though with it's darker humour. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Confinement

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Racism, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death