Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Adventures of Pinocchio - Le Avventure Di Pinocchio by Nicolas J. Perella, Carlo Collodi

3 reviews

garvsy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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

3.5

Funny book at times and a lot of disgraces for pinocchio, kind of reminds me of "Lazarillo de Tormes" but lighter. 
I really liked the end and you can see through the book how Pinocchio evolved.
I would not give this book to a little kid tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Child death

maiabradley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

most annoying character of all time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

arthurrose's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1.0

This is the cruelest book I've ever read. The capitalist moralizing and violence against children are so over-the-top that I feel like the former is just a flimsy excuse for the latter. It is more whimsical, imaginative, and brutal than its many adaptations.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child abuse