Reviews tagging Ableism
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time, by Mark Haddon
78 reviews
mistystar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, and Vomit
autism6000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism and Animal death
Moderate: Emotional abuse
stories's review
4.0
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eg who killed WellingtonSpoiler
eg everything surrounding MotherIt is very much still well written - captures an autistic voice so clearly and is highly engaging.
Swearing and family relations make it imo inappropriate for primary. Particularly
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Christopher’s fatherNot my taste, but a solid novel. I’m struck, as I believe I was as a kid, primarily by the sheer, overwhelming bravery of Christopher. Definitely a theme to unpack, alongside truth/honesty and conflict/order.
Graphic: Animal death and Cursing
Moderate: Excrement, Ableism, Vomit, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Injury/injury detail, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Blood, and Child abuse
kateausten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Ableism, and Cursing
Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol
technoblade's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence
lara_r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Vomit, Murder, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Excrement, Blood, Drug use, and Child abuse
Dead dogemey_reading07's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse, Ableism, and Panic attacks/disorders
sarahkinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity
teaofleaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Ableism
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit
cassie7e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The author kept describing overwhelm as almost purely visual and intellectual, especially with words. While lots of sights of signs can be part of it, along with lots of things to think about, sensory overwhelm isn't just about how *many* things are around that you "notice" but that they feel intense. In fact bc of the intensity of color and brightness and sounds and temperature and air currents and clothes and people moving and bumping, you might "notice" even fewer things, bc it's hard to be observant when you're overwhelmed! The author does not seem to understand this distinction between being extremely observant while calm and being overwhelmed.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Animal death, and Infidelity
Minor: Suicide, Racism, and Violence