Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

68 reviews

stacylaughs's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Blood, Abandonment, and Body shaming

Moderate: Misogyny, Infidelity, Suicide, Sexism, Child death, Mental illness, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Blood, Stalking, and Infertility

megan_martha_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

This books is well written and was a fast read. There were parts about the realities of motherhood that were so accurate I chuckled. However, I can recommend this if you aren’t a mother (I don’t know how interesting it would be) or if you are a mother (because it’s so dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Abandonment, and Suicide

cjeanne99's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A bit challenging at times - The Push lets Blythe Connor tells us her story, some in second person, as if she is talking to her husband, some in first person and some in memories. Blythe has a family history of abuse and darkness, a history that she is determined to break away from. We learn of Blythe's grandmother, who is born on the day WWII started, to a woman who is left a widow by the man she loves. Blythe's grandmother grows up to be a distant woman, who abuses her only child Cecilia, Blythe's mother. Cecilia in turn is not a loving mother for Blythe, although she tries. 
Blythe meets the love of her life, Fox, who grew up as the center of his parents' universe - and they build a life together. From the moment daughter Violet is born, Blythe feels a distance from her. 
Audrain provides multiple Pushes to the reader as well. I went from believing everything Blythe said, to thinking she made it all up, to questioning her judgement, to eventually understanding

Blythe was right. As a mother you don’t want to question your child’s behavior. Even when she tells you she is going to hurt someone, even when you find another child’s hair in your daughter’s pocket, even when you see her push a child off the top of a slide.

The full circle we come from the opening of the book with Blythe standing outside of her ex-husband’s home at the beginning - to her encounter with Violet on that same night at the end of the book - makes for a satisfying read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence

lizreaderhold's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Grief, Drug use, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Abortion

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Violence and Death of parent

savyelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

bon_xx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, and Self harm

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Dementia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Gore, and Toxic friendship

samamcb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child death, and Child abuse

peyviz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed this book, the beginning was a little confusing, but once I caught on to the structure and characters it was easy to follow. I accidentally ruined the ending for myself and I think I would have really enjoyed the ending if it was a surprise. overall I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide

Minor: Racism