Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Fato e Furia by Lauren Groff

5 reviews

jennifermackaman's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child death

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Fatphobia

valjeanval's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I wouldn’t pick up a book that basically said “it’s about a marriage” except that Lauren Groff wrote it. What an incredible, complex, brilliant exploration of a marriage.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Cursing, Abortion, Cancer, Grief, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

kelsea's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Murder

hkburke2's review against another edition

4.5

Rated this 3 stars when I last read it back in 2016. It is wild how much my perspective has changed on some of these plot lines just in those years, and I enjoyed the layers here so much more this time. The fatphobia is really out of control, and is my main (only?) real dislike. The characters are gritty and icky and real and the coincidences which could feel unreal on paper are woven so seamlessly into the narrative that they come to life the way real life coincidences unfold. A slow burn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Abortion, and Child death

Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Racism