Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

14 reviews

natgabor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, and Domestic abuse

bridrew's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Incest, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Chronic illness

dhaydon95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Rape

devie123's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape

artthief's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I think putting this as a lgbt book is a mislabel. it’s not really a theme of the book at all. that being said this book was incredibly written and a total emotional gut punch. still, it’s an important one to read because allison covers such important and heavy subject matter so carefully and accurately. it’s not an easy read emotionally at all, but it is a damn good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Racial slurs

Minor: Domestic abuse

queermath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

2.5

beautifully written but absolutely horrifying. also, i don't know that it qualifies as an lgbtq+ book just for having one lgbtq+ side character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Suicide, Racism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual violence

another_dahlia's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Blood, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

rubybeast47's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Racism, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Death, and Sexism

emilymdxn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

jmmerril's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia