Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

40 reviews

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, and Sexual content

74percentgood's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Violence

polarbearisla's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

It was enjoyable. The story around the story was the most interesting thing, I think. The story of Michelle’s obsession juxtaposed with the obsession of the GSK, and how her death brought the spotlight to his story was fascinating.  If you like true crime but can’t handle a bunch of gratuitous gore, this is a good read for you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Sexism

heidipolkissa82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

kkalicky94's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Rape, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

hannahmcclee's review against another edition

I had a background of the case before reading the book so I knew what to expect. However, it was a slow read that gave a lot of graphic detail of the crimes. I just never felt like reading more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

brianna_moye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, and Gore

slutforhotwings's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

v_neptune's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Child death, Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Miscarriage

i definitely feel like this book talks about these subjects in a way that is appropriate, thoughtful, nuanced, and shows care to the victims, and i didn't feel particularly triggered by the way these topics were discussed, but nonetheless it covers a lot of pretty dark subject matter