Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

116 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

kalyaniwarrier's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A collection of short stories - brutal, visually horrifying and violent, Mariana Enriquez's The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is an exaggerated reality of the world that is not for the faint-hearted.

Ranging from violence to drug use to pedophilia, the novella covers harsh topics that reflect the dark truths of Buenos Aires and the inevitable dangers that start with smoking in bed. 

Caution advised; refer to trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Kidnapping and Alcohol

bookforestsprite's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ive never read anything like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gore, Death of parent, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

apthompson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Gore

gna_again's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Excrement, Addiction, Blood, Rape, Medical content, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Violence, Self harm, Pedophilia, Murder, and Mental illness

veposve's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Pedophilia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Excrement, Body horror, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Child death

Moderate: Cannibalism

annilikesbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It's a wild read but definitely captivating. I really enjoyed the pace and I'm positive some stories will always stay with me. The only frustrating part was that some stories ended without a crescendo and it felt like a little let done. But overall a very dark book but one to get back into reading. But read with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Suicide, Self harm, and Murder

nefarious_rat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

collection of short stories so character progression and such is difficult, but within each story the characters were distinct and never felt rushed, some of the stories were not to my taste but still very well written, favourites are, our lady of the quarry, the well, the lookout (particularly the characterisation of elina), where are you dear heart (grotesque and delicious my absolute favourite i keep re-reading it), and meat (a very close second favourite for the exact same reasons)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Suicide, Child death, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Police brutality, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Excrement, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Cannibalism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Vomit, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Outing, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Confinement

grandmoffparkin's review against another edition

Just too cold and distant for me right now. I enjoyed “Meat” and ‘Where are you, dear heart?” but I’m just sick of it now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

ladyleshwi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Como en "Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego", dos cuentos se destacaron sobre el resto: "El aljibe" y "El mirador fueron mis favoritos. A diferencia con la colección anterior, en este hay dos cuentos que me parecieron innecesarios y muy turbios a tal de punto que llegaban a ser muy asquerosos: "Donde esta mi corazón" y "Ni cumpleaños ni bautismos", son cuentos que odie con toda mi alma y hubiera preferido no leerlos en toda mi vida. 
El resto fueron bastante entretenidos, mención honoraria a "El carrito" me gusto mucho su final.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Body shaming, Addiction, and Child abuse

Minor: Trafficking