Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

55 reviews

callielseaman's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

I think this just wasn’t the right time for me to read this. I liked so much about this- some very lovable character and really good imagery. I struggled with the jumping around at times between the multiple characters mixed with multiple timelines (maybe would’ve been easier with a physical book instead of audio). I also don’t love when books approach fantasy or get too fictional and the stone was pushing it for me. I think this book has a lot to offer but it just wasn’t what I needed right now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Antisemitism

deestreet's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Terminal illness

mockingjayx16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I did like this book, but it was a slow read, and I struggled with how I felt about one of the main characters. I didn’t like what he was doing but at the same time, I knew he had no choice, and ultimately was very sad at what ended up happening. It’s not often that a book can shock me, and this one SHOOK me at the ending. Overall, I liked it but I wouldn’t reread and I wish it would have had an underlying subplot to make it more interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

miller8d's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I didn’t dislike reading it— I enjoyed the character development and world-building, but the fact that it was all out of order and time-jumpy was a complete and horrible mess and was extremely frustrating to try and keep track of what was going on at any given moment. Also I HATE knowing the end/climax of a book at the beginning, so that ruined it too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

mscalls's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

rachel101's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

caromon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

theotheleo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Genocide and Antisemitism

michellebelle4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail