Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed

24 reviews

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexism, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Excrement, Confinement, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Infertility

whatzoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book punched me in the gut and then the tears started to flow. I think I’ll forever be on the beach with those girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Incest, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

jgrady93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Child death

paguroidea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Felt like more could have been said or expanded on with the themes, characters, and the world itself. Thankfully with all the CSA content less is said about it as well, it’s alluded to, not graphically detailed. It’s enough to piece together how all the girls and women are abused. The cult reminds me of FLDS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Incest

theangrystackrat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Child abuse

zaiiify's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

billcbentley's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexism, and Child death

potsnpots's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Incest, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual assault, Infertility, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Confinement, Child death, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

nottoolate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Anyone considering reading this book should know that parent/child incest is an accepted part of the society that the story occurs in. 
Beyond that-I can only imagine the author is inspired by the many insular fundamentalist Christian groups in America. It is a multiple pov story, with each character giving away small pieces that paint a horrifying picture of the society these poor girls live in. A dark but compelling story I couldn't stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Murder, and Incest