Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

14 reviews

ikiteahill's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

This book had such potential to represent people with a variety of physical and mental differences and it totally flubbed the opportunity. Various conditions such as narcolepsy and amnesia are grossly misrepresented. Some plot points are totally dismissed and made light of at the end

, such as Sticky's parents exploitation of him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Chronic illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gore, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

linneak's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

morag's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse and Torture

oliverreeds's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Blood, Abandonment, and Grief

shirarweiss's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.0

If there's something I love, it's found family and mystery, and this story has both! the relationships are touching and feel very real, and the mysterious plot is gripping the whole way through

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Animal death, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Ableism, Blood, and Physical abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Abandonment, Medical content, and Classism

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia, Child abuse, Bullying, Torture, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

5.0

A childhood favorite that I still loved when I reread it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

Honestly I was kind of bored. Maybe I'm not brainy enough to fully appreciate this book, or maybe it's because I'm not in the target age group. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Violence, Abandonment, and Death of parent

epeolatri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

Loved every second of this book! I wish I had been so lucky as to read it when I was a kid, but I love it just as much at 22. Can’t wait to read the rest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, War, and Violence