Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

28 reviews

itsphoebetime's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

hanreadin's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and War

xmerzx's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence

pescemariana's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is indeed very challenging. I wondered a lot about ethics while reading it and I still can't form a solid opinion about what the author is trying to discuss here or his motivations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gore, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use

san_dra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Drug use, and Confinement

fieryashes's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Body horror, and Addiction

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

quantumcat's review against another edition

challenging funny 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

4.0

Took a while to get used to nadsat, especially when neither English nor Russian are my first languages, but loved the way it was integrated!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

sur_la_route's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence