Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Guide by Peter Heller

20 reviews

angela_iseli's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

jennikreads's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Classism, Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Sexism, Addiction, and Drug use

sjanke2's review

adventurous dark tense 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical trauma, Torture, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

i_dontcaroline's review

dark mysterious 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: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Grief, Child abuse, and Death of parent

brittyantut's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

sdbennettmd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

So stressful! I didn't mind the pandemic storyline as much as I thought I would. There are some difficult parts (see content warnings). I surprisingly enjoyed the fishing! Maybe it's the outdoors, the peace, the calm. Heller is a spare writer, but so much is packed in! This is a follow up to The River - definitely read that book first!
COLORADO; LIBRARY 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Trafficking

There are some scenes involving dogs that attack people, sort of "off screen" but it's there.

bookmaven17's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is an entertaining follow-up to Heller's The River.  However, it is not imperative you read The River first because Heller delivers a good amount of backstory for each character.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Trafficking, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

reading_ladies_blog's review

dark mysterious tense

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Grief

bella_cavicchi's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Have learned that I will read anything this man writes. A thriller that is as touching as it is gripping, it is a master class in craft and content, exploring questions of (self-)forgiveness/responsibility/culpability in an already too familiar future. I didn't want it to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Grief, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

emilylovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, and Child death