Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

19 reviews

defiantturtle's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It was a fine book. Heavy religious themes, specifically Catholic. I'm not sure I quite understood the point of the book or what was happening. I think it would be more enjoyable for someone who is or previously was a member of an organized religion especially if they were/are Catholic or another branch of Christianity 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Child abuse

marioosa517's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Racism, Child abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Cancer, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Death, Blood, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Addiction, Grief, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility, Transphobia, Animal death, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

erindgleason82's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying

Minor: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Police brutality

mdg1502's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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: Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Murder

katiehearn08's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Suicide

apereira's review against another edition

emotional inspiring

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Bullying

bailey_books's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

Dark story and a lot of Catholic themes, but it kept me engaged and came to a satisfying ending. I got the feeling that it was kind of like a poor man’s John Irving book, if that makes sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Gun violence

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Murder, Stalking, Infidelity, Death, Dementia, Gun violence, and Infertility

goshurcute3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Stalking, and Suicide

liferhi_inspired's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 Stars
📝 1st Person, Alternating Timeline; Available on Kindle Unlimited

In this story, we follow Sam Hill who has a genetic condition that causes him to have red eyes. His mother believes he’s been made to do extraordinary things, but the rest of society sees him as anything but “other”. He’s continuously looked down upon and bullied for his differences.

This was such an interesting and well written story. The characters and situations were so realistic, I thought it might have been a memoir. I loved the friendships that Sam cultivated with Ernie & Mickie, who were seen as outcasts too. 

𝔸𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤: The author himself narrated this book and did an amazing job with it. He really brought Sam and his story to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Racial slurs