Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Watchmen by Alan Moore

21 reviews

mermaidread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Medical content, Colonisation, and Classism

sellnow_hannah's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book! Way more than I was expecting to. The plot lines are layered, intricate, and complex. The characters are interesting and dynamic. The artwork is fantastic (particularly loved how there would be foreshadowing elements embedded into the art). There was much more social commentary and philosophical themes than I was expecting - and I really enjoyed that aspect of the book. All in all, it's a masterpiece and a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ledlight's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Sexism

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

antares's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Antisemitism, and Abortion

amelierawr's review against another edition

dark reflective

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

5.0

hard to explain, but it's a masterpiece. The dialogue is amazing and Doctor Manhattan's chapter is one of my all time favorites.
The heavy grief and trauma really gets to you.

For the love of god, before reading look at the damn content warnings!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Racism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and War

luca_284_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

booksandteatime's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and War

wetdirtreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Cultural appropriation

amelisan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia