Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

7 reviews

emikateb's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Religious bigotry, War, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Violence, Death of parent, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Grief, War, Alcohol, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, and Trafficking

Minor: Death of parent

lindsayerin's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Torture, Cancer, and Confinement

midnightverde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

This book starts out slowly and there are many characters involved in the plot. As you read and gain insight into the lives and experiences of each character the story begins to pull you in. Once you start seeing the mysteries in the story it becomes more of a page turner. I was grateful to learn about this time period from an author who seems very interested in history and working collaboratively with the relevant people and sources to prevent inaccuracies. The book really comes together at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Child death, Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Kidnapping, Trafficking, War, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, Excrement, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Alcoholism

nisha_27's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and War

smartens's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: War, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Animal cruelty, Murder, Racism, and Medical trauma

laurenw's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Police brutality, Pregnancy, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cancer and Toxic relationship