Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver

13 reviews

lucas_talmor's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Murder

kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Loved it, but the last two should have been cut.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death

beccaellison17's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

this book is just all violence 
i really hate the way he writes r
this book is so sinister 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, and Rape

extreme violence against women in ever single story

actiaslunasaturniidae's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

storyeatsmybrain's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

mtehan7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

jesss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

katecuthbert's review

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Misogyny and Suicidal thoughts

jadecsc's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

erinbarton's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

beautiful writing — each story is so concise and subtle, carver really depicts these flawed relationships so brilliantly. however, i feel like 17 stories in a collection of just 144 pages means the stories get somewhat repetitive after a while

fave stories: why don’t you dance?, i could see the smallest things, after the denim, a serious talk, what we talk about when we talk about love, one more thing

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage