Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Bálnahullás by Daniel Kraus

6 reviews

sarahbroccoli's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This could have been an amazing vignette into turbulent father-son relationships and the effects of toxic masculinity on boys and young men, but it was too non-cohesive as a story and instead it mostly made me squeamish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

swampthoughts's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

High survival and childhood trauma but in a whale

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Death of parent

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

andreatypesbraille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

parkergarlough's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Transphobia

Minor: Bullying

atalea's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

majestictrilobite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide