Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

63 reviews

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Gaslighting

bibrarian_'s review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence

iconiclime123's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Very good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder

julesdpt's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder

gigi_bookish's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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This is one of those books I think best experienced as an audiobook. If you’re planning on reading this, do it on audio, the narrator does an excellent job in giving life to Dolores’ character. 
This one’s a dark and emotional read about one woman’s life in the 60s, and how she came to be questioned for a murder. It was certainly intriguing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse

These are very briefly mentioned, nothing to put a sensitive reader off like me but maybe best mentioned still.

imstephtacular's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, War

lulu_pero's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

mithy's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent

ghostthereader's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault

constant_reader19's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault