Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

4 reviews

wrestleacademic's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Confinement, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror

daniielaph's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

A wonderful book. I 100% recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Gore, Violence, and Mental illness

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

jillaay_h's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Confinement