Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

17 reviews

elledanie's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

Was going to give it only two stars but

love that they broke up as the ending😂 even tho I know they get back together🙄 Not cool for the author to not answer all questions or fill-in character/plot holes but to purposely drag it out into another book🙄🙄

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Stalking, Cursing, and Addiction

sobstory's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse and Death of parent

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I have seen the movies and I was pleasantly surprised that the book was way more intriguing. The characters are more natural and have a better connection in the book. I liked the emails written it gave the book a nice format. The ending was abrupt.

The biggest thing about the book, that I liked, was the characters. They had a better connection in my opinion than the actors in the movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Sexual content

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Seemed like the right time to finally give this a shot, was not disappointed. I am slightly baffled as to what made this one particular erotic novel become the absolute pop culture phenomenon that it did, but I have no complaints 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

shyleek's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

Please don't hate me but when a book is picked up in the hopes of good smut, I expect good smut. This was not it. Out of all the words for female genitalia this author could have chosen... If I have to read he touched my sex one more time 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ana is an indecisive whiny main character. Grey has no character development and I get that mystery is part of his persona but give me something. My favorite characters were side characters Kate and Taylor who had very little to do with the story. 

This may be the first time I've ever said this but the movie was better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse and Adult/minor relationship

mahra's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I will be very blunt. 

I read this when I was 15 (too young, I know), and even at the time I could not believe that a grown adult wrote this. It reads like a bad fanfic written by a teen. 

I am not even going to get into this abusive relationship depicted as romantic, and somehow desirable. Shameful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

jayricart's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

0.75

This book is nothing more than another poorly written sexual romp. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Violence

planetshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Initial thoughts: This is the only book I’ve ever listened to in 3x speed because it’s the only book I was fine with only halfway comprehending. It was in Libby’s “Available Now” section, so I borrowed it. And no, I am not sure why I did it.

Reflection: But as it turns out, I feel that I have gained something by reading this series. I actually ended up listening to the audiobooks twice. The relationship is undoubtedly complicated, and so are many real ones, so it was interesting to analyze its evolution.

I ended up adding a half-star to my previous 2.5 after my second read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

lily_sutton's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

I was fully prepared for this book to be awful, and as much as I want to hate it, I was pleasantly surprised. The writing sucks and it’s cringey at times (like when Anastasia always mentions her “inner goddess”) but it was thoroughly entertaining. It was enjoyable to read, and I’m hooked enough to continue the trilogy and maybe read the other three books from Christian’s perspective. Also, Christian is hella toxic and not even in a good way.

SHE WAS SO CLOSE TO GETTING AWAY FROM HIM IN THE END BUT SHE JUST HAD TO GO BACK HUH?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

nidaelboustany's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Drug abuse