Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

864 reviews

lucykae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Infertility, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

kaileylebrun's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Addiction, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

uz_kostlivec's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved it so much. I might have some objections here and there... but they are all insignificant compared to how much I enjoyed the story overall. The writing is so beautiful - Owens paints both nature and the characters so vividly I am left with the feeling of living the book, not just reading it. Also, I haven't cried this much while reading a novel since Giovanni's Room.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

gsam's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, and Racism

emeraldzak's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

anna_dunn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one! I’m glad I finally got around to it since it’s been on my list for years

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

taylasreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Grief, and Domestic abuse

r0bin_05's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Racism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Addiction, Sexual assault, Death, and Classism

larserikle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Death

ghi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Addiction, Rape, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia