Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

30 reviews

desireewoodwhite's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

lvriot13's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual violence

cece5j's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cursing, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Child death

loxeletters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Self harm, Murder, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Pregnancy, Outing, Vomit, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Excrement, Classism, Racism, and Abortion

kateflood's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Child abuse, Body horror, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

tiaisabelle1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

A hideous book, really truly awful. I would have given this a 4 or more if it had built up to something? Maybe it was a continuation of the lack of stable character and narration, but it felt like the book could have ended in the middle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

candournat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Was so ready to give this 1 star because it romanticises abuse cycles so much to begin with, but the ending just got me!!! I can understand the comparisons to American Psycho now. 

But still only two stars due to the cringey use of geordie dialect and use of texts and blog posts as dialogue as if it’s 2008.

Loved the unreliable narration though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Self harm, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mollyharris's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Drug abuse, Murder, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Addiction, Self harm, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Eating disorder

penelopereads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

No clue how to rate this book. I hated it but also didn’t. It was an extremely uncomfortable experience. I literally grimaced my way through it.

I’m trying not to give spoilers but I suppose there are MILD SPOILERS below. These are more notes for myself to help me work through how I feel about this book.



Eddie 💔

Bit Dolly/Emma Jane esque. Didn’t like that. Don’t appreciate that lifestyle. Main character is intolerable (but that’s the point.)

Did appreciate the flip of the usual predatory/violent/dangerous/ruthless and detached narrative.

Trauma? Mental health?

Enjoyed the did she/didn’t she?

Was impressed by what seemed like a very sudden/surprising shift about 2/3 through, which in retrospect was actually hinted at.

The use of the name, the cat and the bell (Schrödinger, much?) were clever and subtle but not too subtle.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

greydaze's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Probably the most brutal thing I’ve ever read. It was horrible but brilliantly written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, and Child abuse