Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

8 reviews

amanda_bristol's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

purplepenning's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Cursing, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent

julesadventurezone's review

dark funny mysterious 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

I liked the creepy and mysterious beginning more than the action packed end. The narrator is very funny and relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body shaming, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Racism, Bullying, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Body horror, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Classism, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Murder, and Racial slurs

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, Classism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Racism

ptaradactyl's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

So good and weird and readable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia and Racism

brewingespresso's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

This book! My heart! This story was incredible. This is my first T. Kingfisher read and I am so impressed. I absolutely adored the main character! She felt intensely familiar and I love how much I could relate to her. As I read through this book I could not get the phrase “hurt people, hurt, people.” Out of my head. It’s so prevalent in this and as a child from a southern family that has had her share of emotional and religious trauma I really felt connected to this story. The horror was intense and graphic and vile and I loved every second of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, and Blood

caidyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

How fucking creepy. This book really did a good job of making the horror creep up until the last few chapters, all while balancing a genuinely funny main character. I could so relate with Sam and found her delightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

awaterswadesthrough's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Child abuse