Reviews tagging 'Violence'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

147 reviews

kahbarrow's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Murder, Homophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Body shaming, Suicide, Fatphobia, Death, and Sexual content

cardlikecredit's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was intense. Well written so that it flowed more like a narrative than just straight non-fiction. Keeps you hooked until the very end. Read with caution though, the details are really tough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Fatphobia, Confinement, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and Excrement

katekreadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

Extremely difficult read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Gaslighting

r_cynthia_m's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

courtneywojo's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Torture

tawnieblue's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Violence

priscillarobock's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

dale1997's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Torture, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Murder, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

n_binversie99's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Mental illness, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, and Animal cruelty

tishas_bookshelf's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.5

This book was a hard read. Based on a true story, it was a sad, infuriating and difficult 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Child abuse