Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

32 reviews

voicenextdoor's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

starlessblossom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

didyousaybooks's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

Memoirs are not really star rating territory so here I am not rating the author’s story 
I’m still glad I read it to continue my reading on this difficult subject many people face 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

ish7's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

Alisson Wood's memoir is a really wonderful read. The less I say the better, because she wrote it best. The book is a confronting read, but it is framed by Lolita which is definitely one of my favourite novels of all time. The book meditates on the ways in which authority figures in a child's life can become purposefully unreliable narrators in order to manipulate and groom them. As someone who wants to be a parent some day, I realise just how dangerous the world can be for children. So often it is the people we trust our children with the most that take advantage of and break that trust. A sad and haunting read, but one worth the emotional turmoil it places you in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

diyalectic's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

gapsofsunlight531's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

i read this while i was in an unhealthy relationship, how ironic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

alwayssleepy's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Adult/minor relationship

hanhodge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

katilein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Rape

tholmz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence