Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf

7 reviews

brilliantsilver's review against another edition

The writing in this book was bad. The characters were extreme stereotypes, the father is an angry, abusive drunk, the small town cop, the old farm boy who wanted a different life.  They have no personality to speak of outside of their stereotypes. The multiple perspectives don't count for much because every person is written with the exact same voice. Everything about the characters and their backstory is told right away at the beginning of their first chapter. 

The dialogue is so tedious and boring to read, it's like reading legal documents. 
There are also big chunks of story where it reads like the author just copy pasted a research article onto the page.

The story is super predictable and before the first 100pgs you learn why the main character is mute, who took her, why they took her, that she will be found at the end of the book, and that she will speak by the end of the book. There is no suspense! A poorly crafted book all around.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

burningstars's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

omg_pear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault

ri_lei_gh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infertility, Kidnapping, and Animal death

abbieday's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

megwilli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

Minor: Blood, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking