Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill

43 reviews

cadefritz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence

mjchamplin's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy

codexqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

aspi8tionalpile's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.5

It is a dreamy, romanticised treatment of two very difficult lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death

aniquegrace's review against another edition

didn’t have the magic or the endearing characters of the author’s previous books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

justinecass's review against another edition

Triggering content. See content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

passionateforthings's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide

margaretfrances's review

REAL weird, detailed, repeated descriptions of csa. truly astonishing. there is a way to convey they characters don’t understand the seriousness of what’s happening to them without having the narration be that graphic and nonchalant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

ashlynnreadsbooks's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Trafficking