Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

160 reviews

gritsgritsgrits's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Transphobia

emily_madcharo's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Transphobia, Trafficking, Murder

andreapap15's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Transphobia, Xenophobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Abortion

dafni's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm

rabiyar7's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.5 pretty prose and a compelling story. I just didn't enjoy the parts after the 5 friends found out about Leila's death and the friends irked me throughout the whole book tbh. I just could not get over their names.
I loved Dali though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Stalking

imlfox's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Dementia

bahbahbluesheep's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A surprisingly heart-warming book, considering the topic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

sakisreads's review against another edition

2.5

challenging emotional tense medium-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: No

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As striking and vivid as some of the imagery was, I unfortunately found this book disappointing 🥺 I think it had such an incredible concept (e.g. someone passing away and seeing parts of their life flash before their eyes) but it wasn’t well executed. I felt that Elif Shafak was rushing through some vital parts and slowing down some others. I am intrigued by Shafak’s walk of life and might venture to try her other books, but am not rushing to do it 🥲 Overall, I gave it a 2.5 out of 5 stars ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Islamophobia, Colonisation, Classism

irenemarie's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Whew. My heart is filled and aches at the same time with this novel. The first half your admiration grows for someone whose fate you know is death. It is truly bittersweet. Tequila Leila is the friend you want to have, compassionate, accepting and courageous. Through her last minutes of life, you are introduced to her people, the five, whom she was fiercely loyal to, in return through the second half we learn how much she meant to them. I will reiterate what others have said, Elif Shafak is a phenomenal storyteller. Learning more about her voice through this novel and subsequent browsing on her, she is solidified as an auto-buy author for me. I am excited to explore her back catalogue.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Trafficking, Pregnancy

madelinemay1's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Self harm