Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Giver by Lois Lowry

9 reviews

te_ss_i's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, and Genocide

bookish_bobbie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Torture

the_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Vomit, Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, Terminal illness, War, Classism, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Animal death

jselliot's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Probably my first introduction to the dystopian genre, and an enduring favorite. The entire quartet is great, but the first book is arguably the best. It certainly made little-me think, and I've come back to it a few times since I first read it.

I see the movie as an alternate universe, and while it's not book-accurate, it's still entertaining for its own reasons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: War, Medical content, Ableism, and Medical trauma

alessiareads's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

Honestly, this book really helped me realize that teachers might not actally have any idea about what books to recommend💀 This book was given as a task by my teacher and I highly doubt this book should ever be targeted towards schools, it doesn’t give anything useful to remember.

Basically, this “dystopian” society prepares kids for 12 years, when they reach the age, they are given jobes that fit them. For example, you could help old people, work with new borns and girls could also be given the job to give birth three times then work and die. That meaing at just twelve years old you could he told that in the next years/months you’re forced to have a baby. The edition of this book I have says something on the back like “This book will intrigue youngsters to read more and apprecite writing” appreciate writing??? When it’s an actual basic writing. If I wasn’t into reading, as a teenager, and if this was my first book I would totally think of reading as a burden not pleasure. 

Now I’m not mad about the book, and people who enjoy dark books could more or less like this one, I’m mad about the innocence created around it. It’s supposed to intrigue you into reading more, inspire you, it’s powerful but I don’t see it??? I’ve read the same type of dark books or even darker but they’re KNOWN as dark, there’s no hiding behind a “oh this is suitable for kids!!”. Now , do youself a favour and search for better dystopian books. In my opinion and strictly mine, this isn’t a good book at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

emmaopaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

Thought-provoking. Reflective . Insighful. Addictive

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

stacy837's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Murder and Physical abuse

ashleycmms's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

I remember reading this book in middle school and loving it. I somehow didn't make the connection that it was dystopian until I read it again (this time), but I'm wondering if this is when my love for dystopian stories started. I always assumed it was in high school, but I think this may have been the original.

Reading it as an adult was not quite as jarring as it was for middle school me, but there were still some very glaring issues with the society. For the most part, this story aged well, and I would definitely consider it one of my all-time favorites.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Animal death, and Gun violence

Additional CW/TW: classism, elder abuse, war