Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

A Very Private School by Charles Spencer

5 reviews

gillyanne's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Body shaming

creativerunnings's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Classism, Self harm, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Bullying, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Grief, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

srm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A moving memoir with additional indictment of the world of boarding schools. Excellently written, painful, and engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Bullying, and Child abuse

caz33176's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

Well written. The subject matter is disturbing and the reader can’t help but feel incensed on behalf of the many young boys who are abused both physically and sexually at this awful institution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit

Minor: Self harm

ilikemandos's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

I think it would be in poor taste to give this recollection a star rating. I will only say that if you want to learn about the dynamics which lead to the abuse of minors and their sadly common silence, this is a good resource. Parents/guardians/educators/etc may also have a particular interest in what Charles Spencer tells us.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse