Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

38 reviews

shayna_hadassah's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism

blackwood's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.75

While I generally like Huck Finn as a character, this book was a slog to read through. The only good parts of it were the beginning

where Huck fakes his own death successfully and rather impressively at that

and the end, though reaching that end was like pulling teeth. The story was best when focusing only on Huck and Jim, even if some parts were frankly uncomfortable to read (an unsurprising aspect of reading period-typical racism).

I read this since it's a 'classic', and because I'd greatly enjoyed Huck's character over Tom's when reading Tom Sawyer, but honestly I don't think it was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Child abuse

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Minor: Islamophobia

sidmarine's review against another edition

Just wasn’t interested and made me uncomfortable and bored

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

nebubabe's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? N/A

5.0

i was fully expecting to hate this! but it was great! i listened to elijah wood's narration and man, i think that was the winning ticket. what a fun time it was. good story, enjoyable characters, and just damn good writing. everything was really balanced and flowed super well. and honestly? way less racist than i thought it would be. but be warned, the n-word hard r is used pretty frequently. if you can stomach that, you are in for a fun ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kuldrenett's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

itwassomethingabout's review against another edition

challenging funny tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Misogyny