Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

4 reviews

ellenigrace's review

dark mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Animal death, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, Torture, Hate crime, Blood, and Confinement

sarah_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I could not put this book down! It starts out atmospheric and pastoral and ends up chilling. The transition from beginning to end is seamless, you don't notice you're in the middle of a horror novel until the idea of putting the book down scares you and you HAVE to know how it ends. 

It's a quick read, but one that I know will definitely benefit from future re-reads. I love that the whole thing could be an allegorical tale about what grief does to us. I love the English folkloric elements. Read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child death

Moderate: Violence and Animal cruelty

Minor: Infertility and Child abuse

anxiousbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty

mikuriina's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child abuse and Gore

Minor: Ableism