Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Der Distelfink by Donna Tartt

185 reviews

ellieisreading's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder

plantvolcano's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you’d like to get completely immersed into a characters life, read this book. I can not wait to discuss this book in-depth with someone!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

franzis's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia

muffmacguff's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this! I thought the end

tied things together a little overly neatly including the protagonist’s philosophical revelations

but overall it was an engaging story with very well-drawn characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

finleigh's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

mackinley's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes

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this book feels like it has a soul

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent

noahh's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder

Minor: Death of parent

abbeycochran's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

rrio's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

passionfriuts's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt