Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Bolla by Pajtim Statovci

32 reviews

honeyduke's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

andthenweread's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

with lyrical, haunting, and unflinching prose, this book develops into an unfathomably bleak story, but i couldn’t look away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

jalynd5630's review

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War

afternoonlight's review

dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

5.0

Excellent blend of mythology, diaspora, and a love tragedy set against the backdrop of war. Fucked me up!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War

Moderate: Incest and Rape

Minor: Fatphobia

racostacos's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

_juriireads_'s review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Excrement

bookishcori's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Confinement and Fatphobia

leeez's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

This shit was DISMAL. I hated/pitied every character in the book. Overall good writing, but you gotta be in the mood for it. Rated on my enjoyment of the book, not how good/bad it was. Read in 3 hours.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

ellatuulia's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Animal death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Abandonment