Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

59 reviews

quinoa_x_chaos's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia

willowchloe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

soswiin's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

definitely a unique format that grabbed my attention more than i thought it would've. yes, inventing dialogue and scenes made it read more like a novel than an informative essay as capote intended but it just didn't feel morally right. which is a dilemma that encompasses 90% of this book's controversies anyway. capote was brave for humanizing the clutter family's killers and i appreciate it to an extent — it elevated the pair from stereotypical jailhouse grunts to fleshed-out individuals with individual wounds and faults. while it added depth it still felt weird to ready about!! bad childhood ≠ the right to blow the brains out of an entire family. lot of repeated information which was quite helpful given the attention span i'd allotted for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Homophobia

gh1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic friendship

jbrown1120's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Car accident, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

truly captivating book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Dementia

Minor: Pedophilia and Self harm

tlaynejones's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Classism

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The only true crime book ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

kdbookdragon's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

sticky_soul_sticky_soles's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder