Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

25 reviews

minimaliterature's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use

sab_reads14's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death and Drug use

gurnoor's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

nice a book, wish the ending was longer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

autumnrh's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

I wasn’t too sure about this in the beginning. The writing style grew on me and I grew to love it by the end of the book. The emotions portrayed left me with a pit in my stomach. It’s a short read but I a very impactful one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

tippettreads's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

c4itlyn0's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

a beautiful, heart-wrenching, and powerful story about family, love, loyalty, camaraderie, and friendship. though set in the heart of winter in maine, this book will warm your heart and rip it to pieces simultaneously. joseph brook and his story will definitely stick with you long after finishing this short, but impactful and beautiful read. would highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

rhm04's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

greenlivingaudioworm's review

emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

This book was so depressing. I know the audience is a younger one, but I felt this story was very surface level and sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Child death

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

lenareads75's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book... I can't express how much it destroyed me. It is so sad but at the same time beautiful. It's a simple and easy read but emotionally hard. I wish I could express all my feelings right now but I'll summarize what I think: Joseph deserved so much more.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Child death