Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

98 reviews

gloomi_sundai's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

gosh i dont even know what to say... Agnes is truly one of the best, well written characters ive read this story was so beautiful and i truly struggled to get past the beginning but im so glad i did. i fell in love with william which is a true shocker but i felt so bad for him and he was so charming and he was so in love with agnes and i know

he cheated on her

but he was sad :(( but agnes is such a fighter and i wish she wasnt becuase she went through so much but she is so important oh i love her and the writing was beautiful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

celey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Incredible. The writing positively shimmers. The emotional journeys are raw and real. A slight element of supernatural forces kept me guessing. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Medical content, Gore, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Body horror

Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

Many challenging topics and ideas are explored in this book. It is all done very thoughtfully.

tinyjude's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Agnes' fierce love for her children and the portrayal of her grief were the absolute highlights of this novel. I loved how painful it was to read all those passages.

I also loved the moment in which she attends the representation of Hamlet and understands what her husband intended to do. It was a good callback to her words a hundred pages before, and what any parent would want to do for their child.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, and Pregnancy

a_v_h's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

rosenau's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Sexual content

hanz's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse

delaneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content and Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse and Infidelity

magibeth's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Blood, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Animal death

alicacila's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

3.5

Very slowly paced. Gives a great depiction of what life during the Elizabethan Age could have possibly been like.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Physical abuse and Death

sas_lk's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I cried, it was beautiful. Will definitely read more from Maggie O'Farrell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse