Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

46 reviews

emakay's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit

jskell911's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-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? No

4.0

I sped through this book, though it’s a tough read. I didn’t know anything about what Georgia Tann did going into it, but the author uses an informative yet sympathetic approach to telling the stories of those affected by her. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Dementia

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infertility, Grief, Dementia, Death, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Excrement, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

morgan_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Miscarriage

ifersinklings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a heartbreaking fictionalized account of what happened during the terrorizing reign of Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children's home in the 1920s-1950. I wasn't aware of this situation and now I must go read all the things about this subject. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking and Torture