Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara

81 reviews

chigrass's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Incest, Pedophilia, Animal death, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Rape

carole_clement's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

these are the memoires of Norton, edited by longtime friend and lawyer Ron.

At the beginning Norton is not lovable. An animal abuser "in the name of science" He does not recognize his own emotions. As he grows up Norton becomes more understanding and empathic. His brother, Owen comes out to him in a funny way. Norton didn't realise it at the time. Because Norton has feelings for his mentor, Tallent, I feel like Norton is also gay. This is not a big issue or topic in the book. The book is a commentary on colonialism, climate change.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide

salexi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Dementia

ennzito24's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This is a beautifully written book that discusses the horrors of colonialism and the unethical scientific practices of the 20th century. It is very dark and heavy, and you are essentially experiencing the story from the perspective of a very horrible person. I've never read anything like this and I personally found it to be memorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexism

bradycherish's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

gotopaige's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

morimyths's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death and Death of parent

dayanitha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Animal death

emalillah's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

mayscue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Read the content warnings before even considering this book. (Spoilers in this review although it kind of is obvious from the beginning) I wish I could understand what other people liked about this book. Unfortunately it was simply too gross, too graphic, and too repulsive to enjoy really any of it. I don't know what the author wanted me to gain from it. I practically wanted to vomit after reading the end, and there was almost nothing good about this book except for some of the explorations which were largely overshadowed by the sexual abuse of minors, oddly racist language, and the most disgusting main character I've ever read. Wish I had abandoned this book earlier but I didn't know the final epilogue would be so graphic. I think you can accomplish plenty of literary goals without sexual violence against children,  but I guess that's just my personal opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Physical abuse