Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

348 reviews

sarahruthsreads's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

The fastest 5 star review I’ve given all year. This book is devastating and beautiful, and I feel like I’m actually a different person after reading it. But please for the love of god read the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Animal death, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Blood, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs

ialim01's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Racial slurs, Death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Racism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

artemy_se'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

Sigh...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Rape, Child death, Incest, Child abuse, Abortion, and Violence

feywildling's review against another edition

There was a scene that gave me an uncomfortable impression about the dynamic between two siblings, so I looked up the trigger warnings which had not been mentioned in the recommendations of this book to me. After learning there is in fact a graphic depiction of incestuous rape, as well as a graphic description of animal abuse, I made the decision to DNF. This is not at all a commentary on the writing, as I began to enjoy the prose and style quite a bit and was looking forward to seeing the story of the family unfold. This was for my own mental safety.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Animal cruelty

jodiburwell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Animal cruelty

k8ofhearts's review against another edition

sad medium-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? No

1.5

Very Trauma Porn-y

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Incest, Medical content, Pedophilia, Classism, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Gore, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abortion, Gun violence, and Murder

eleanorferrari17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is beautifully written, filled with reflections on nature, childhood and storytelling. The character of Landon is a source of comfort for the Betty and the rest of the family, but he also felt like a safe and reliable person to read about in contrast to a lot of the other characters, especially Betty’s mother Alka.

Overall I found Betty brilliant and eye opening, but there are so many triggering themes and several times it was too much to read - incest, suicide and animal abuse to name a few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexism

jmundradz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Animal death

Moderate: Racism, Child abuse, Child death, and Racial slurs

clusterf_cked's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, Torture, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Drug use

yuckiestpenguin's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Miscarriage, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Rape