Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

883 reviews

zsnails99's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility

soja_161's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Child abuse and Rape

quietmarki's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Listened to the audio bc I was scared reading it, but it's okay. I was spoiled by reading the reviews (my bad) but still liked it enough to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

emilosophy's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

I think I let people hype it up too much for me, so my expectations were really high… this was a really mediocre read with some tropes & racist depictions i find…done  poorly & was mostly unnecessary. (i know theyre trying to provide a “realistic 1960s setting” but it was poorly done.)
Overall, I was a bit disappointed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Racism, and Alcoholism

Minor: Murder

alexklinect's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.5

A nice cross between a murder mystery and a coming of age story. The flashbacks/flashforwards were really well done (not confusing at all!) and the depictions of marsh natural life were excellent. Kya’s actions and motives were fascinating. The only reason I’m not giving a full five stars was because I didn’t love the ending. Some (very minor) sexual and violent content. 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Minor: Murder and Sexual assault

saarahrust's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Rape

condimentsqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

tabbyjleonard's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

lamanda_quiring's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

The first half was pretty slow going and I wasn’t as interested. But then the last half kept my attention and I started to connect to the MC. She was a strong FMC who survived on her own even though she was abandoned and isolated. 

I liked the scenes with her lawyer, Tom. And her small circle of family she developed by the end. The ending of the book was pretty good.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

paperbackmoth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs