Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

51 reviews

janetsuzanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

srod910's review

emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Deportation, Physical abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Gaslighting

Minor: War

overdosing

michelle_my_belle's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Racism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Colonisation, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Deportation, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: War

katie_arce's review

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

This is a short novel with multiple POVs of a handful of women, most related to one another. It does what, I think, good books do, which is make you think about things you had not thought of before/shows you things from a different perspective. I LOVED the first story. Like I’m upset we never got to revisit it because I just thought it was beautiful and tragic. The stories are woven together nicely, although they are all heartbreakingly sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

catlandia91's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, War, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Physical abuse

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

siebensommer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This is a jail baby-proofed for babies who should not be in jail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Deportation, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Moderate: War and Child abuse

bethancy's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Deportation

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual assault

auudrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I think this book reads better in a physical form. I read it as an e-book and wish I hadn’t 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Murder, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, War, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

bente99's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse