Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

His Dark Materials: The Complete Collection by Philip Pullman

3 reviews

jayecard's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Child death, Confinement, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Classism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Content that might be reminiscent of traumatic medical experiences, peril that may be similar to child trafficking and medical child abuse, hostile settings resembling medical environments, presumed but not true death of a child from the perspective of a mother, murder of children, procedures reminiscent of lobotomy

frogreads_'s review against another edition

There are 3 books combined in this edition. Got bored halfway through the 3rd book. The first two have some good wonder, story building, and story twists. I honestly was suprised by things and loved what they did. But the third one falls flat for me. It stopped being interesting and felt unnecessary. The long standing plot felt a little drawn out and was like pushing through mud every time i opened the book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Violence

oxymoron_nonsense's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Genocide