Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

4 reviews

veepopp's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Miscarriage, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Infidelity, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexism, and Body shaming

Minor: Ableism and Drug use

lilysaddler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Cursing, Murder, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Infertility, Rape, Pedophilia, Abortion, Alcohol, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Car accident, and Kidnapping

angebrown's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

0.5

I don't really know what to say. Ok firstly, read ALL the trigger warnings before you even consider picking this book up. It was a compelling read and there is no doubt that Taddeo is a talented writer, but I just, I remain deeply disturbed by this narrative. I am aware that art is meant to make you feel uncomfortable and question your understanding of the world, but a lot of the events in this book felt gratuitous. I'm not sure that it left me with any questions or deeper thoughts about human beings and how we treat each other. It just left me with a queasy feeling. It's the Damien Hirst exhibition of the literary world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Car accident, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Gore

emelymarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit