Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

46 reviews

alexandra_skl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the best book I’ve ever read. Truly a wonderful and insightful exploration of humanity and morality. While the premise is tragic the book leaves you with a feeling of hope and warmth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sunlandic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Xenophobia, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

 The book was slow and boring for the first parts. The last parts start picking up the pace and really tie the story together. I was very uncomfortable with the graphic animal abuse, I think a TW is necessary because the scene is too graphic and violent. This book suffers from r/menwrittingwomen in the way that women have little to no characterization, even fewer lines, or are used as a textbook description of hysteria. Only men enjoy the privilege of being written as deep and being constructed as real characters.

As a classic in literature, it must be read, however I do not think I will read more books by the author. The writting is very good, and the subjects are complex, however, it has a lot of filler and women are either caricatures of hysterics or have paper thin personalities 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexism and Classism

There is a very horrible and graphic scene of abuse of a horse.

eewetter's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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

4.5

Love how Dostoyevsky writes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

annadrinksmilk's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

lucia_without_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sunny_not's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Although it was quite complex and multilayered I felt that it could've been shorter. Since it was incredibly long it was not as impactful as I hoped. Also I thought that the ending was just weird. After so much darkness and hopelessness

all is resolved with the power of love? What was that? Also the misogyny was quite awful especially during the part before the confession scene

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

___puddin's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

ky0nai's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood