Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

7 reviews

mme_carton's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Grief, Body horror, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Excrement, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

verysillygoose's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content

lilureads's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Another mandatory school reading 
The premise had potential but the main character was so utterly uninteresting. Also definitely not an objective critique but I just didn’t like any of the characters and I thought they were all at the very best unlikeable. The book didn’t captivate me in any way, maybe because I’m not very receptive to historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

a_w_kilgore's review

dark emotional medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Bullying

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

saintyeehaw's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

Great read but might make you sad or frustrated if you're a woman. Focuses on the difficult choices and unfair treatment of women and lower classes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Ableism, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

sandy_21's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

rchristine11's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault