Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

14 reviews

leligavi's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Man, this book was rough. 
It looks at the heart of greed and what that can do to a family. 
I felt like the representation of a Hispanic family (though written from a white man's perspective) was respectfully executed. Which I feel is saying ALOT given that this book was written in 1947. 
That last picture of Kino and Juanita walking into town made me gasp out loud in the middle of a Five Guys. I think I slammed my book to the table and everything. 
I would recommend. However, it did take me WAY TOO LONG to read a 90 PAGE BOOK. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Physical abuse

Moderate: Murder

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

frivilous's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? N/A

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Child death, and Violence

iyzqx's review against another edition

0.75

damn. that was BAD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Racism, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood

surdiablo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I'm afraid I don't have a lot to say this time, just that this book made me teary-eyed / emotionally drained while being around 100 pages only, which is very impressive because I always found novellas way too short to be impactful. It was such a tense, emotional rollercoaster that had me under a spell the entire time. I have read only 'Of Mice & Men' so far besides this one, but I think it's safe to say I simply love Steinbeck's writing style. It's so simple yet elegant where no words feel wasted, and he sure as hell knows how to pack an emotional gut punch. Can't wait to read 'Grapes of Wrath' in June with a certain classics connoisseur I happen to know.. 😂

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, and Child death

another_dahlia's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ingaplinga's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Medical content, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

This is honestly the worst Steineck book I've ever had the displeasure of reading. It's nothing more than a grim sobfest poorly disguised with a moral of 'don't be greedy'. The sexism is always obvious in his works, but it's especially glaring here, and it doesn't even have the decency to be interesting like Of Mice and Men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Racism, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Colonisation

marinapaso11's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

theprankquean's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Physical abuse