Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon

3 reviews

kwthor's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gore, Child abuse, Animal death, Trafficking, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Colonisation, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty

nassuada's review

dark emotional funny informative sad slow-paced

4.5

A really interesting read, particularly when the author covers how the life of women, enslaved people, and children were regarded in Rome. Her writing style really elevates the content and it reminded me of a true crime podcast (but one of the good ones where they actually respect the lives of the victims and don't just use them for entertainment value). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Rape, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Child abuse, and Abortion

penguiniq's review

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

This was a tad too informal for my personal reading taste, but I can see how this prose style would make ancient Rome and the macabre topic at hand more accessible to a broader spectrum of readers.

Loved how it covered a wide range of topics, not just the Big Famous Murders. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Misogyny