Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Ligne brisée by Katherena Vermette

15 reviews

savober's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A story of trauma and connections and how they ripple through families and generations, The Break tells the story of a group of people and the resilience of women.

This book made me very sad from start to finish. It was well-written and the audiobook was well narrated, giving the characters voices. The characters were all complex and deep creating thought-provoking stories that wove together seamlessly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rideauriverreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

a_islandcriptid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is an amazing book, it tells a very powerful and pogniant story of community, family, history, and trauma. It is a rough read and deals very well with so many difficult and emotional things, and is stunningly written 

Warning that it is a very heavy, dark, emotional story so take care of yourself and be cautious of triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Self harm, Police brutality, and Classism

egcam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child death

mossybean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse

dallyowally's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

ebweeks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was difficult to get through because it was extremely graphic and bleak. All the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Rape

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

emilily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol