Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

256 reviews

mahree's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

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I thought that the first half of the book was slow but then after that it pick up. I love how the author describes the different scenes and the world building was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Toxic friendship

kaylanewhouse's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abortion

mollila40's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder

naddice's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark sad slow-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: Yes

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The first 100 pages and the last 100 pages were good. The 400 in the middle were so slow and agonizingly boring. The parts that were relevant to the main plot could have been accomplished in 200 pages and this would have been a much more enjoyable book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape

rzschultz's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful sad

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder

jenreadthis's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Slow and dragging. This story spans >25 years and is not just simple mystery or coming of age. It show the intertwined nature of small town lives and secrets over decades, with very little explicit detail just a lot of broad strokes about key points. Tries to be tragic and show facets of choices and consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Abortion, Pregnancy

araye's review against another edition

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It was just too dark. Not the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy

hmdial998's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, Murder

kalaser's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury

wreadaptation's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Unpopular opinion: I did not enjoy that. Very slow for me and lacked substance. It dragged for too long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault