Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Stitches by David Small

18 reviews

breanneisdeadinside's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

magmabadger's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

lazydazey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Child abuse

mx_mistoffolees's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

lilybear3's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Obviously, this is very different from his other works.  David is vulnerable in his graphic memoir about his difficult childhood.  I'm not sure what to say other than it was a powerful memoir about survival and healing.  It gives off silent film/noir vibes with the way that it is illustrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

onekid1egg's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, and Death

fictionfiend74's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

chandlerkl's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury