Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

64 reviews

leahcatching's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cait_reads_and_drinks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

niicoleg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

mburnsides's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

kyladotme's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

This book dragged on. I thought there was going to be good commentary on cycles of abuse in the lenses of horror but it never really got there. It got too caught up in the sci fi aspects to really be scary and never really nailed down its main themes. Very repetitive and boring it was hard to finish.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

theoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

cheyraisin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

I did really enjoy this book, but I did feel that it was a tad predictable (which sounds like a lie because this story was off the rails, but some plot twists weren't so twisty). I did love all of the characters and that they cursed and thought things through pretty rationally. For such a wild ride, the characters felt grounded in reality and it made the story much more enjoyable. It was a good read and I'd definitely recommend it to a friend if I had any that read. 

My least favorite thing about this book was that it ended too happily. I don't like when books dangle so much doom and gloom in my face, but then everything turns out pretty okay. I am glad that Fig was okay though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Excrement, and Dementia