Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

There There by Tommy Orange

163 reviews

tgaddie's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Colonisation, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, and Racism

cianishere's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Sexual violence

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Alcohol, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Drug use, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Incest, Misogyny, Torture, War, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Cancer, Body horror, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Excrement, and Rape

artificialducc's review against another edition

informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

sarahsbookstacks's review

challenging 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

4.0

I’ve been picking away at this collection of stories for a few weeks now and wow. Not a light read but an important one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

grclnntt's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death and Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse

antimony27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Rape, Death, and Addiction

brett311's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Violence, Domestic abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, and Ableism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

ambercchen's review

emotional tense

4.75

if a single book from the current moment should become a classic, it should be this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Fatphobia, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse