Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Gambito de dama by Walter Tevis

60 reviews

dinahn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, and Death

laynemandros's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs

renataeugenia's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This is definitely worth your time it's a little short so it's a good quick read, and if your a fan of the series nothing much changes except for Jo

she and I blocked this out of my mind I believe and read m, fingers and/or makes jo finger her in eachothers privates and it sorta cones out of nowhere

this book was made a long time ago and there are some logistics when it comes to men writing young and bipoc children so there is racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Mental illness

antonia_schuro's review against another edition

Too much sexualized stuff with no purpose. Men writing women. Cant relate to main character, seems stilted and artificial. Feels like auther didn’t know at times how to continue and made
Main character think about sex. No real connection to story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Car accident, and Child abuse

ellainalisa's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Sexual content

seren's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

kaylee1957's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, and Death of parent

More tense than any of the thriller I've read in a long time. Finished in a day. Would read again. Better than the show.

thehappylittleelf's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Any time an author makes me interested in learning a thing I have no interest in learning, they did a great job! The rabbit holes I fell into looking into the rules of chess was fun and also distracting, hahahaha. 
I did enjoy Beth as a main character, and I was rooting for her in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

lkbooks's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

gracexsprouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

honestly i was questioning whether or not I would like this book since I have never played a game of chess in my life but it is so interesting. The character of beth is very memorable and i thoroughly enjoyed her coming of age story.
there was a perfect amount of side characters and they all added so much to the plot in exactly the right moments. I wouldn’t say the writing is extremely mind blowing but it’s done in a way to keep you engaged.
definitely one of my favourite books i have read this year and I’m definitely going to watch the show because i haven’t yet :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Cursing