Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

True Biz by Sara Nović

90 reviews

in_themoonlight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Ableism

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Injury/Injury detail

reviewsandreadathons's review

emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

clangenskiold's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

A lighthearted read that nevertheless touches on important topics like ableism. Complex characters, interesting settings. Plot sometimes slightly weak, but not unenjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

pandact's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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

I haven't watched Euphoria, so I'll compare this book to Elsa Sjunnesson's memoir Being Seen. It has hard-hitting personal stories and essays, and you'll love the characters and their signing even in the audiobook version! The crash course even includes some DeafBlindness as it speeds through the checklist of banned books, so you'll definitely learn something from this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

risetorecede's review

dark emotional slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Ableism, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia, Alcohol, Racism, Car accident, and Child abuse

livreittoashley's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abandonment, Dementia, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

kaywhiteley's review

emotional hopeful informative tense 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

5.0

Holy shit did this book cover a lot of different subjects. Somehow it worked though. What a great great story and the way Deaf culture was interwoven without feeling awkward or out of place was truly masterful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Death of parent, and Ableism

Moderate: Dementia and Child abuse

Minor: Police brutality

merylmakreads's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Ableism, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse

anried's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident and Child abuse

wormgirl's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, and Racism