Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

21 reviews

faythfarrar's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Rape, Abandonment, Murder, Pedophilia, and Animal death

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Child death, Death, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

witchleaves's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Disappointed by Harvey's end, he deserved worse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Stalking, Violence, Child death, Grief, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Cursing

bennybooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, and Sexual content

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

god this was so sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Self harm

wow 😭😭😭

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abandonment

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, Mental illness, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Torture, Bullying, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Lesbophobia, Dementia, and Adult/minor relationship

mollyhood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

travelthrupages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

bookflix's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Rape, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail