Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girls by Emma Cline

77 reviews

ellaaj's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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? Yes

3.0

This book is poetically written and often describes very ugly things in a beautiful way but at times, this feels too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

libraryghost's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug use, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Ableism

Use of the R-word once,

vicanarc_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, and Violence

whattaylorreads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Cursing, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Child abuse

honestlyholly's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This would have been an easy 4 star, but I think the sections of the book in the present day were a little pointless. I'd have liked them to be more about how her life turned out, how it affected her adulthood rather than the weird random dynamic with the young couple and their friend. I think it just took away from the building plot in 1969.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

lancemanion's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, and Rape

emmrosa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Drug use