Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

8 reviews

priscillarobock's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Violence

booksnbrooches's review

challenging dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

Based on for my personal enjoyment and rating of these stories, I hated it. 

This book is filled with incomplete stories and trauma porn (specifically of women and children ). I guess if you want a really bad time, go ahead and read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Pedophilia, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Abortion, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Blood, and Animal cruelty

charmainelim's review

slow-paced

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

2.0

Had this actually done something to explore the difficult themes within each story, maybe it would have been better. What it did was use really disturbing concepts to barely touch the surface of the story while never making it feel like there was truly commentary or a sense of completion. Also the SA the children went through was entirely unnecessary, even less so when the vile nature of the topic was barely even touched upon each time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

mermaidsherbet's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Death, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Rape, Medical content, Vomit, Sexism, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Incest, Grief, Stalking, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

mynameisrebecca's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Sexual harassment, Murder, Blood, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

awesomejen2's review

dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

readingrampage's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging dark

5.0

For fans of Samanta Schweblin and Mariana Enríquez, Agustina Bazterrica is another Argentine powerhouse of feminist literary horror.  Much like her counterparts, Bazterrica uses horror to talk about violence against women, in many forms.  This well-rounded collection includes twenty unique and memorable stories touching on relationships, desire, Catholicism, control, endings, and more.  These stories are bold and breathtaking, dripping with blood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Blood, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Slavery, Self harm, Confinement, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Abortion