Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

16 reviews

xxjenadanxx's review

challenging emotional sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Dementia, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Murder, Trafficking, Excrement, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Genocide, and Confinement

chelsearednecksrising's review

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Classism, Violence, Dementia, Trafficking, Infertility, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Alcohol

duchess16's review

emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

holy spaghetti this book. i cannot even find the words to describe it. it’s wholesome and deep and emotional and clean and literally makes me want to read it over and over again…. the storyline and multiple time lines is exciting and intriguing and I feel like i could aLmOsT predict what was gonna happen, and then it would. but in a way i never expected. idk i can’t put words to how i feel right now. this book rattled my insides and i don’t know how i can pick up another book now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, and Forced institutionalization

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, and Confinement

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Ableism, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Antisemitism

kweaver_pdx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Trafficking, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death and Death of parent

ifersinklings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a heartbreaking fictionalized account of what happened during the terrorizing reign of Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children's home in the 1920s-1950. I wasn't aware of this situation and now I must go read all the things about this subject. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking and Torture