Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

11 reviews

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Infidelity, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Excrement, and Rape

Minor: Cursing

murderofcrows's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a bit confusing at first as it's German and I'm not 100% sure of German terminology. I kept thinking "Herr" and "Frau" were names and thought the characters were different people, but after I found out they were german terms of respect (my best example would be Mr. and Mrs.) it made a lot more sense. The story is really captivating and has a lot of twists, the characters are incredibly complex and the way trauma was portrayed especially in Jasmine was extremely accurate. It's a very creatively written dark, twisted tale that I've already recommended to a couple friends and family members. I do feel like the ending wasn't as satisfying as it could have possibly been, but it certainly wasn't bad. I saw a lot of reviews about translation issues, but personally I didn't have any. Even with translation issues I'd highly recommend this book, it's a really good read you won't regret.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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: Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Excrement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

goodaim's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Torture, and Physical abuse

stelladafloresta's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

dannythestreet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness, Addiction, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

sfschmidt93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, and Emotional abuse

hsalvatore's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide

nirelocin's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

hpadulo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Torture, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Stalking