Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

32 reviews

danielvanbeethoven's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

outervale's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

average's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Teens bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

dizzymissliz's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

is goodness in choice or in conditioning?
i thought this book was very thought provoking and interesting. we have alex, an antihero who loves to rape, murder and pillage. but you feel like you have to listen to him because of his smooth, drawn out syntax and charming language. you don't like him, but you want to hear his story. i think it's hard to write a character like that. also, the nadsat slang was difficult but i think it provided a very unique kind of worlbuilding- the story is based around how isolated and shunned the youth are from this future society (which is obviously in our universe because of mentions of WW2 and the Communists) so of course they're going to have their own, barely comprehensible language. overall, i think it was a peetty good book with some shocking r*pe scenes that make me lower my rating. ill make sure to add trigger tags. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Murder

itsphoebetime's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

hanreadin's review against another edition

challenging dark

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

xmerzx's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

pescemariana's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

This book is indeed very challenging. I wondered a lot about ethics while reading it and I still can't form a solid opinion about what the author is trying to discuss here or his motivations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment

san_dra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

fieryashes's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt