Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Don't Cry for Me: A Novel by Daniel Black

53 reviews

random19379's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Hate crime, Slavery, Rape, Bullying, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

lupitabaeyongo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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: Homophobia and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse

evilyn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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: Homophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Slavery, Infidelity, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Suicide

lea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Racism, Terminal illness, Rape, Cancer, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Slavery

zoonewrevues's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

megbooks02's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

I read Don’t Cry for Me in one sitting; I couldn’t put it down. The audiobook is fabulous, and the writing is beautiful. This isn’t a book I would recommend to everyone, but I think it’s a very important novel that made me have lots and lots of feels for a variety of reasons. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion

buttermellow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-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: Sexual violence and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Cancer, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity and Medical content

lindsloveslit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Shout out to @mea.booknook (on IG) for the buddy read via @the.storygraph. Having someone to talk through the heaviness of the book with was something I didn't know I was going to need. 💜 Y'all, this book was captivating - so much so that I stayed up late to read it (& sleep is my favorite, so this is saying a lot). It was heart breaking, but it also reminded me that I love historical fiction. It left me almost speechless - the perspective it gives is not one often told, and it is IMPORTANT. That said, it felt incomplete. I missed the son and the mothers perspective, and I WANT A SEQUEL with their thoughts and point of view. 🤞🏽
Some of my favorite quotes were:

"...this record of a poor Black father's appeal, is what any dying daddy might say to his son... Many of them were handed so little, yet expected so much. They gave more than they had, but less than we need."

"Now I see why you and your mother read so much. It makes you think, makes you see things you can't see, and that was my problem. I had all kinds of opinions ,but I couldn't see a damn thing."

"The more I thought about it, the more hurt I became. Hurt is worse than anger, you know. Anger dwells in the head, then fades. Hurt lingers in the soul. It arranges your feelings without your permission. It binds you."

"The day I finished the book, I closed it slowly. It had opened my eyes as if, my entire life, I'd been asleep. I'd never known I could decide how to live, how to be in this world. Never knew I had the right."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion and Infidelity

danileah07's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion

ehernandez's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence