Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Girl A, by Abigail Dean

17 reviews

ktakeeley's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Confinement

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death and Suicide

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Child death, Excrement, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual violence

emilycecilia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

notlilyburke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Death, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

mrsrjg's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was just ok but it felt a bit like there was something missing and I'm not sure I can quite put my finger on what. 

It was a quick enough read but the chapters focused on one child each so it made them a bit too long which felt it drag sometimes. I also felt the paragraph time changes were a bit jarring, like there were times when you would just be on the cusp of finding out what was going and it jumped to a different timeline; I just wanted her to get to the point. 

It was written quite well (although really grim, so if you're squeamish maybe not the book for you) and at times I had to remind myself that it wasn't real (although possibly inspired by some real life cases) as it came across very much like a memoir.

I felt the big reveal fell a bit flat which led up to the ending feeling a bit empty for me; the whole book felt a bit like a case of the chase being better than the actual reveal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, and Physical abuse

laurenipsum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

saz10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

maisiegilbxrt's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility and Excrement

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Gripping, could not put it down. I did not see the end coming and it is certainly a book that I thought about when I wasn't reading it. I know it will stay with me a long time. The way the story unfurled keeps you hooked and I had to find out what was going to happen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Drug use

caitlin_rose's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Although not a genre I’d normally try, I was blown away by Girl A. Eerie, haunting and gripping after only a few chapters in, it had me completely charmed and obsessed with reading the next page. Switching between present day plot (only a small focus on the context of the book) and the flashbacks that brought our characters there, it still completely took me by surprise when it came to the end (and had me sat, mouth wide open flicking furiously back across pages for clues). One I’ll remember for a long, long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Death of parent and Excrement