Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

72 reviews

might_be_may's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

take the content warnings seriously

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Stalking

danalynn's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

4.5

Dark and unique, haven’t really read anything like it. Med./fast paced. Sad and reflective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Notes On An Execution has been in my brain's TBR for some time.
 I knew it would be dark, and I wasn't wrong. It's also amazing and unforgettable. 
 It's the story of Ansel Packer, a damaged man turned murderer. 
 His chapters take us through his final hours before execution. The chapters in between introduce readers to women from his life - his mother Lavender, fellow foster child and eventual police detective Saffy, and Hazel - the twin sister of Ansel's wife.
 It's a fascinating portrait of a boy, then man, who became a killer. But Ansel and all of the characters are made to be somehow relatable through incredible writing from author Danya Kukafka.
 Notes On An Execution may be polarizing and disturbing. But it is most definitely recommended.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

kristinas_booksncats's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Animal death

abica12's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Animal death

crystal689's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

jennay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

One day I will finally learn that I just don't like literary novels. This was not that day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Murder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racism

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Grief, Rape, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fatphobia