Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

36 reviews

peytonliveslife's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Body horror, Abandonment, Child abuse, Ableism, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

georgeklts's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

aheadfullofghosts's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Incest, Gore, Death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Body horror, Blood, and Ableism

babieghoul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Gore

bunnicula_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

afelice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I have always wondered why women seek the companionship of notorious murderers of the most depraved variety. Is it because they are hoping to “fix” them; to nurture them back to a productive member of society? Is it because they are gullible and easily manipulated and believe the prisoner when they say they they’re innocent? Is it because the woman is just as much of an awful person as the prisoner and, therefore, seeking a kindred spirit?

Well…”Gone to See the River Man” will give you some insight into this phenomena and more. You will feel one way as the characters are introduced, but as the characters continue their journey up the river, the layers start to peel away and reveal aspects of the main character that will leave you no choice to but to do a 180 on your original feelings about the character. 

The story is dark…very dark. And the topics explored can be triggering to some. It gets under your skin and makes you wonder what makes someone go so wrong to make them commit the most awful crimes, and what makes others “fall” for them. 

🚨🚨 I give this 4 stars and no more because I hate reading about things like sexual abuse and harm towards children. I know there’s context given in the story, but I can’t help but wonder if there was a less graphic way to get the point across about how disgusting of a person Lori is other than incest and sexual assault.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Incest

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide