Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

89 reviews

stories's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Readable and highly quotable. I can see why it’s a commonly chosen English text, with wide applicability. 

Realising the author was 17 when writing it also explains some elements, particularly the introduction of characters. 

Lots of slang, but surprisingly familiar and accessible given the passing of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

MCD Do not bank on a happy ending.

jeremie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• 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

4.75

made me cry like a bitch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

emilyxjoyce's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Gun violence

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. I always struggle reading things that have a lot of hype around them. I’m lucky I found this book in a used book sale for really cheap to give me the push to buy and read it. The characters are well-developed and so very lovable. The plot kept me engaged and was just the right amount of sad but hopeful. I will definitely be keeping this one on my shelves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

theenbybookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

3.25

WARNING : PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN READING THIS BOOK!!! AT THE VERY LEAST, PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS BELOW!!! MAY CONTAIN SENSITIVE TOPICS TO CERTAIN READERS!!!
I generally enjoyed the book. Perhaps it was how I read it - it was required for my 8th grade English class -, but I feel like I might have enjoyed it more had I had better circumstances to read it under. Nonetheless, it is a very heartfelt and deep story. My favorite character was definitely Johnny - I love a good character-development. Overall, would recommend to someone who likes morals and angstier(?) stories about living in a difficult situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Abandonment

So many things that people need to be cautious about with this book.

The death of 3+ people are described in quite a bit of detail. This would be Johnny (who died from injuries of the fire), Dally (who generally went crazy after Johnny died and proceeded to make him an obvious target for police - essentially committing suicide), and Bob (who we had the description of his dead body and the aftermath quite clearly, as it is a main focus).

Evident Drug Use and Alcohol Use from multiple characters. Lots of Street and Gun Violence. Please be careful and aware before you read this.

skysbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

jonssweater's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

deluna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

hexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent