Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

23 reviews

booksandbristol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Racism

raru's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

The first two thirds of the book are beautiful and riveting, deftly constructed, but the pacing of the last third is awful. The story loses all momentum and you’re left with basically a 200 page epilogue. Unfortunately the lack of unified storyline in that section is not very effective. I still recommend reading at least the first 4 books/sections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War

maggie_gentner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Gore, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Vomit, Cursing, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

bingled's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Classism, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

linddykal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, War, Violence, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Racism, Classism, and Ableism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Violence, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infertility

zoebaillie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Emotional abuse, Racism, Animal death, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Death of parent

Minor: War and Torture

Mention of child prostitution, imprisonment

caseyf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Racism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexism, Colonisation, and Misogyny

madelinekramer2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Genocide, Racial slurs, Vomit, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Domestic abuse

rowena42's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Racism

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Animal death, War, and Violence