Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

1190 reviews

kellycjordan62's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

sakusha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I liked the book. It was right up my alley—coming of age, abandoned outcast girl one with nature from a broken home. The book was more evidence about how alcohol ruins people (140, wide print version). Made me cry numerous times. For those who liked this book too, I recommend “Mij’s Testament: Ailand” by Gail O. Dellslee.

Favorite quote:

“Imagination grows in the loneliest of soils” (41).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

livmanke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book is absolutely beautiful. I sobbed at the beginning and the end

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

emmyhart3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Racism

pugluver11's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What I Liked:
- Beautiful atmospheric descriptions of the marsh
- Sad/lost girl vibes
- coming of age story

Nitpicky Complaints: 
- Pacing was slow, which was fine for an audiobook. It might have dragged as a physical read. On the other hand, the ending felt rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

gabbyeleene's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Violence

annamwallace66's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

crab_army's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

I listen to an audio version of this book so I can’t say anything about how it was written visually but from listening to the book the tension is well written, it also does a great job of portraying the main character’s emotions and motivations. It’s easy to understand the “why” in what the main character does. The book is well written, if a bit over written in some parts but I enjoy flowery writing. Outside of that scenes that were supposed to be uncomfortable were, I had to stop at a few points of the book and pick it up again later after I’d emotionally prepared myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Classism

mezaphorically's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A solid and captivating read for the first 2/3rds. As the climax and wind down kick in, it starts to get rather eye-rolly. Largely, this is because knowing anything about the author and her own alleged criminality drastically cheapens the experience. If one were to go into this completely blind on that manner, as many did upon release, this would certainly be a worthy 4/4.5 star book. The writing is solid, Owens' descriptions are as beautiful as they are informed, and each chapter knows just when and how to end to keep you reading. It really is good and I do recommend it. This being said, I bought my copy for $1 at a library sale and that's really the only way I would go about procuring it. Find it used and for cheap.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs

imperiumapbt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault