Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

398 reviews

softcouchplaid's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

2.5

Alors y’a une belle poésie, manière de parler de la vie, de la nature qui est très belle et inspirante mais par contre … c’est dramatique. Tout est un drame, tout se passe mal, tout est affreux. Et à force on anticipe, on sait et on devient de moins en moins sensibles. Je pense qu’on aurait compris avec moins. Ça finit par être sordide et laçant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Incest, Racism, Rape, and Suicide

clairestream's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Rape, and Abortion

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

sarahruthsreads's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The fastest 5 star review I’ve given all year. This book is devastating and beautiful, and I feel like I’m actually a different person after reading it. But please for the love of god read the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

ialim01's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

artemy_se's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

1.75

Sigh...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Rape, Violence, and Abortion

feywildling's review against another edition

There was a scene that gave me an uncomfortable impression about the dynamic between two siblings, so I looked up the trigger warnings which had not been mentioned in the recommendations of this book to me. After learning there is in fact a graphic depiction of incestuous rape, as well as a graphic description of animal abuse, I made the decision to DNF. This is not at all a commentary on the writing, as I began to enjoy the prose and style quite a bit and was looking forward to seeing the story of the family unfold. This was for my own mental safety.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

jodiburwell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, and Rape

k8ofhearts's review against another edition

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? No

1.5

Very Trauma Porn-y

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

eleanorferrari17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is beautifully written, filled with reflections on nature, childhood and storytelling. The character of Landon is a source of comfort for the Betty and the rest of the family, but he also felt like a safe and reliable person to read about in contrast to a lot of the other characters, especially Betty’s mother Alka.

Overall I found Betty brilliant and eye opening, but there are so many triggering themes and several times it was too much to read - incest, suicide and animal abuse to name a few.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jmundradz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, and Racism