Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America by Audrey Clare Farley

5 reviews

nialystic's review

dark informative reflective slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Ableism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

elude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Xenophobia, and Suicide

haleybre's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment

lifeinpoetry's review

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Incest, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

todayitsthis's review

Four sisters, all quadruplets, grow up in an unconventional manner in Michigan in the early to mid 20th century. Their birth story brings them an amount of fame, but their lives aren’t rosy. Their father and mother are abusive, and all four girls eventually become mentally ill.

Although I was interested in reading about the study of the origins of mental illness as well as the lives of these four women, I was tremendously disappointed by this book. The topics covered are incredibly sensitive and require careful thought and verbiage that this book lacks. This reads as much more voyeuristic than journalistic. As interesting as these women are, they deserve a more thoughtful approach than this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia