Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Maldición by Jenni Fagan

8 reviews

wytherwytch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I found this quite a disappointing and difficult read. The sentences are a bit abstract and run on and I kind of got a bit lost trying to read it. It didn't hold my attention enough even though the premise was good and interesting. There's loads that didn't make sense to me like it was gatekeeping something. I found this quite a disappointing and difficult read. The sentences are a bit abstract and run on and I kind of got a bit lost trying to read it. It didn't hold my attention enough even though the premise was good and interesting. There's loads that didn't make sense to me like it was gatekeeping something. I found this quite a disappointing and difficult read. The sentences are a bit abstract and run on and I kind of got a bit lost trying to read it. It didn't hold my attention enough even though the premise was good and interesting. There's loads that didn't make sense to me like it was gatekeeping something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Death, Child death, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism

brittanymcmcmc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, and Death

medini_l's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

crazytourists_books's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

A very sad book that leaves a huge weight on your chest.. 
The idea to let Geillis Duncan tell her story had so much potential, but I think the writer wanted so badly to pinpoint the cruelty, the injustices, the violence of men against women of all time, that it got too didactic, and made the narration weaker...
And let's not forget; we are the daughters and grandaughters of the women they didn't manage to kill, to break, to burn...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture

rubybeast47's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Torture, Violence, Hate crime, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Ableism, and Child abuse

williamgideon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Sexual violence

campbellio's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Torture, and Death

kellyinbookland's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Torture