Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

27 reviews

otakatoe3's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

blaketisdebest's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Truly one of the best books I’ve ever read. Chronicles the grotesque history of abuse and extortion of the indigenous in the americas as a legacy that continues today. The author approaches the nonfiction tale as a narrative beyond reality by how shocking and inane the story of the Osage truly is.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

A non-fiction book that moves with the urgency of a murder-mystery, this account of a forgotten injustice will boil your blood, especially since the crimes were saturated with racism against the Osage First Nations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Infidelity, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Be warned that there is a graphic bombing episode, medical content involving diabetes, covering up crime scenes, frequent poisoning, financial abuse, policies preventing First Nations from accessing their accounts, court scenes, and mention of “burning human flesh” from an electric chair.

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and Physical abuse

phob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Probably the best book I’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thoseoldcrows23's review

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This case is completely insane and so so heartbreaking. I think non fiction like this is always at risk of being super dry and boring, but Grann tells the story beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

hannah_mck's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

travisppe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

suzydunk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

This nonfiction book reads like a novel and is hard to put down. It is a well-researched and well-written account of a period in history most people know little to nothing about. Just when you think it’s over, it’s not. The many actual photos are key, and I highly recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation