Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

7 reviews

paravelblue's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

Minor: Infidelity

kathleen_theresa's review

She sympathizes with the participants of the January 6th incursion after acknowledging their were self identified nazis in the group and they were assaulting overwhelmed, underarmed security members. She explains people who grew up poor and stay in the poverty can become resentful and then takes a completely unfounded leap to say poverty can lead to that being reacting in that way. Hateful? Violent? Whatever your interpretation it’s deeply insulting to people in poverty. I grew up low income and it in no way impacted my morality. 
I overlooked A LOT of white and financial privilege but at three quarters of the way it was too much.  Furthermore, books like these that offer so little depth into poverty, classism, and child abuse allow these critically important issues to continue to be overlooked and minimized. Collectively it’s shameful this book is as popular as it is as it’s likely contributing to the siloed views of the privileged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, and Violence

agnesg's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Child abuse and Terminal illness

toph444's review

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

layton93's review

reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Eating disorder, Police brutality, and Death of parent

feebles640's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

The book covers 2020/2021 and discusses current events in America at that time (covid 19, black lives matter, Trump, attack on capital)

franklola's review

reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Racism