Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

6 reviews

edward_eb's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I was really gripped by this book. Very pertinent to the terrible events happening all over the world today. And at its heart a book about family and love and the things people will do to keep what feels most familiar and safe, sometimes at a deadly cost. At points it was almost too sad and frustrating but absolutely worth the read and well crafted. It lends itself to audiobook very well too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, War, Cursing, Child death, Police brutality, Confinement, Torture, and Dementia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical trauma, Blood, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, and Trafficking

kiwichill's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Bullying, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Eating disorder, Gore, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Dementia, Deportation, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Medical content

katieana_210's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

One of the best books I’ve ever read. I truly was in awe of the writing, the story, the way the characters broke me apart. This book is a lessen in why fiction is so important. Lynch is so deserving of the Booker Prize. I won’t be able to stop thinking about this book. I won’t be able to stop suggesting to people! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Emotional abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Medical content, Blood, Violence, Grief, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

polaropposites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Torture and Child abuse

esalan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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: Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Child death, Child abuse, War, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Blood, and Dementia

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: Rape

julierl's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The text is beautiful, and creates tension, but it is difficult to read - although it gets easier with practice. I don't know if the beauty justifes the barrier to comprehension. 

I was so angry with Eilish for not attempting to leave at once. I was so frustrated the whole book- but I get that is the point. This happens to thousands of people around the world. 

Pride and resentment towards her sister is one of the reasons she doesn't leave which was that irrational personal emotions overshadowing the reality of what was happening in Dublin. And the reality of her sister just loving her and wanting Eilish safe. 

One thing that I felt wasn’t very developed was Eilish as a working woman. Her job, her career, was an unimportant footnote. It doesn't help her shed light on what is going on - as a Scientist my response to the pandemic for instance was to obsess over statistics - nor her thought patterns, nor even the plot appart from her getting fired. 

I liked the modern setting with use of phoned. 
 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Child abuse