Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

309 reviews

ilaronicly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Rape

kourts's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Murder, and Misogyny

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cursing, Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

amichelle267's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death

reemoony's review against another edition

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

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

4.5

before anything else, fuck delia owens. now, this was genuinely the best book ive read this year. it sucked me in on the first page and kept me there. following kya from her childhood all the way to adulthood become my favorite activity for a week. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing

sorkka's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad

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

4.5

This book started off so slowly and boring but I am glad I persisted. The book follows the childhood and transition into adulthood of Kya,

who grew up in poverty all alone

. A local

murder

suddenly changes the tone of a book into fast paced page turner.  Throughout the book there are beautiful descriptions of the wildlife and nature of the marsh as well as explorations of the human condition and loneliness. I liked the it overall. But I would have preferred it to be less slow at the beginning and less rushed at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Abandonment, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Dementia and Mental illness

Nature, abandonment and classism are the most significant themes of the book.

The side character Jumpy is abused with racial slurs. The main character Kya experiences a lot of prejudice, predominantly classism. The main character is a victim of sexual assault from a toxic relationship. The home life of the central character Kya has domestic violence, child abuse and emotional abuse. A minor character has a breakdown and develops dementia.

nalirosey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racism, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

tiffyd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Car accident

oliviabrokaw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is compelling, keeping me on my toes the whole time! Kya and the other characters are lovable and generally well-developed, set within a fun, weaving plot line. My main critique is that often Kya’s dialogue feels unnatural for her character, too stilted for someone who is certainly brilliant but still shy and with limited human interaction experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

mellysay's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Rape, Slavery, Infertility, and Sexism