Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

El laberinto del fauno by Guillermo del Toro

10 reviews

thomastopo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, War, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, and Child death

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my favorite movies so I was excited to see it in book form. Love the cover! It's dark and beautiful just like the film. This is a great companion novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Grief, War, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Gore and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Abortion, Vomit, Child abuse, and Cursing

elysian's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Gosh this was a good book and it got me back into reading. It had very strong themes and ideas which I loved and adored.

It was very slow to read at times. And some chapters where a pain to get through, as they were written from Vidals perspective (most despicable character ever written)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, War, Child abuse, Torture, and Sexism

ocean_in_a_teardrop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Pregnancy, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, War, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Child abuse

deathmetalpainter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

One of my favorite movies. This is a great adaptation which retains the fairy tale format. I enjoyed the in between tales that further develop the story beyond what the film could do. Of course, wonderful illustrations. This story is very visually driven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

naiu_cs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

While I really enjoyed this book, because it was indeed a very exciting anf yet easy read, I do not think that it is actually suited for the targeted age group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Grief

ts_anne13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape

mari_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

God-tier

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: War

Minor: Child abuse and Medical content

delvie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Disclaimer: haven't seen the film. 

It's basically Spanish Spirited Away or Narnia. If you like stories like Fran Bow, The Cruel Prince, and macabre fairytales, this will be right up your alley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: War, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual violence

loch_nesa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Death of parent