Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The North Water by Ian McGuire

13 reviews

iakinney's review against another edition

The sexual assault of a child in the first chapter felt like shock value rather than a commitment to realism and the prose wasn’t good enough to make me want to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

grommit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Hectic, crass and violent. Excellent narrative arc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

kendalsbookcase's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and War

readingturtle's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: War and Violence

libeccio's review against another edition

dark 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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Medical content

bersblue's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Addiction, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Racism

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Pedophilia, and Torture

kilt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, and Rape

hojichad's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Reads like a script.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, and Racial slurs

bruinrocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Abandonment