Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Ruby by Cynthia Bond

2 reviews

rubybeast47's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Slavery, and Suicide

lowkeymarie's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Beautiful writing, rich characters, and a well-crafted story. But the many, many scenes of graphic sexual abuse of children, among other highly disturbing content, was completely overwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Excrement, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Racism, Racial slurs, Trafficking, and Vomit