Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

26 reviews

reesespuff6's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Medical content, Alcohol, Cursing, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Self harm

cbwilson's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment

laurenwash's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I didn't love Astrid as much as I loved Delores from SCU.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Emotional abuse

maibenottho's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

raisinreads's review

dark emotional

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

I don't know what to rate this book bc parts were quite well written but also judging by the way many parts were written i don't think i like the author as a person 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

aolabine's review

dark emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide, and Child abuse

blouviere4's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

danirc_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

beautiful prose backed by a plot of self destruction 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Murder, Grief, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Medical content

amlee9001's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book, which seems almost slice-of-life to me, but I know that's just how character-driven stories always seem to me.  Astrid is both condemnable and loveable, she's everything a teenage girl hates in herself and everything that a girl coming-of-age is.  I also think it's a great look into the underbelly of the foster care system and a very good argument for foster care reform, at least when you strip back the drama of fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Death

This book was a wild ride with a lot coming at you all the time, the content is heavy, but it's worth a read if you are able to read it.

possiblymaybe's review against another edition

sad

• Loveable characters? No

the beginning of this novel raised my hopes, i was really expecting a great read. then the story continued and was just irritating. if it was edited to half the length and actually given a decent development and ending to the story, it would be a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Gaslighting