Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

46 reviews

bearsbeetsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

Due to the fast pace, this book can certainly break you out of a reading slump. The story is emotional and you do buy-in to some of the characters. Personally, I felt it lacked character development and the story was incredulous at times. Honestly, it felt like an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Others arouns me tend to like the book a little more than me, but some have the same concerns that I did. 

Overall, it's worth a quick read. I finished it in one day. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

urfriendash's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

in my gut, i saw the ending coming. didnt make it any less bitter when it happened though. 

really pretty and enjoyable writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

farfetched's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

I'm not very good with books like this.

I just don't get the point. Why did it have to end that way - what use was it? All that narrative effort to show that Joseph could be better than everyone thought he was, could be better than even he thought he was, and no. Was it realistic from an abusive dad? Yeah, probably. But goddamn it I think it would have been more powerful for me had he grown up and priced everything wrong. That being a dad at fourteen was not the end of his life. That he could rise above an abusive father. That foster parents really could make a difference.

So, I'm kind of mad. It was quite good, but I'm not good with tragic endings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Teenage pregnancy

lenavejar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

riaxen's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

booksnmoon's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, and Pregnancy

skyjfay's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

ruminant's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy