Reviews tagging Physical abuse
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time, by Mark Haddon
19 reviews
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 dogtrippalli'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
The trigger warnings are from an autistic perspective so while still can be upsetting these have a uniquely informative perspective, less emotional upset and more logical analysis of situations and disgust at things that trigger the narrator, and there narrator's response to being upset.
Graphic: Excrement, Vomit, and Animal death
Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Excrement, Mental illness, and Vomit
Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Vomit, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Grief
rucha_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Now for what I didn't find appealing - That this book is classified as a murder mystery, however, the murderer is revealed at about the 50% mark which was way too soon! Once this reveal occurs, it is all about another subplot, which although in itself is rather interesting, it also kind of takes away the essence of the book being a murder mystery :/
Final words - Worth a read simply for the character of Christopher Boone. Also worth noting that the narration is lacking the usual sentence structure and punctuation - that is just to add to the authenticity of the experience, however, some readers might find this off putting. Do skip this book if you're looking for an easy feel good read. While it is feel good, it is certainly not an easy read.
Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Animal death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders
noahsingh's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Ableism
Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Police brutality, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
Christopher is treated with mingled pity and irritation by the author, to the extent that his father is portrayed as 'the reasonable parent' (he hits Christopher at several points. That's literal child abuse.) The portrayal of autism is accurate in places, but in others comes off as stereotyped and poorly researched. In summary, if you're gonna write a book where the adults treat a child like shit, don't imply that it's justified bc their disability is 'just so hard to deal with'.
Graphic: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Violence
a_alves00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Murder, Physical abuse, and Cancer
cameronreapereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Animal cruelty
seaschells's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Animal death
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Vomit, Chronic illness, and Blood