Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Playground by Aron Beauregard

3 reviews

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

I wish I hadn't. This is far beyond my limit & I feel awful having read it, but I know the imagination would have run wild if I didn't find out how it finished and I'd rather 1 ending than my brain making up the possibility of 1000s. Think Saw, mixed with Squid Game...but children are made to play and parents are forced to watch. All the trigger warnings. Oh and it has pictures too with graphic details of the gore. And I haven't even mentioned the ringleader of this & the very graphic descriptions of their depraved s*xual desires & actions (thankfully not involving the children). Don't. I feel guilty having read it as it feels like I chose to be a bystander in a horrific crime. Even though it is fictional. Having said that, it did its job, so technically it is well written. I just wish I hadn't picked it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Gore, Torture, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Vomit, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

lexkazokas's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Gun violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

waverlyloyd's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Bullying, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual violence