Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed

14 reviews

morganperks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

joyfulmellie's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

stormwise's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

This novel is not for the faint of heart, addressing themes of rape culture, child abuse and trauma in a dystopian setting. 

The story is told from the perspectives of the daughters, girls living in a world where the boundary between childhood and womanhood is sharply delineated by the onset of puberty.

As the plot unfolds, glimpses of the true nature of their community are revealed and it becomes evident to the reader that rather than a refuge from the supposed wastelands, the island is instead home to a cult that indoctrinates its members from childhood, using tradition as an excuse for abuse.

A deeply unsettling novel that warns against blindly following rules and customs without examining the harm they cause. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Sexism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Incest, Gore, Death, Child death, Blood, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Ableism

Moderate: Rape, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, and Mental illness

cyaos's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This was hard to get through because of the content.  It was a quick read but took longer simply because of the abuse content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts