Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

104 reviews

your_geekygf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

2.0

This book is a true story but it is unbelievable. It is graphic, sad and frustrating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Rape

jessikkaha's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

It’s hard to give this book such a high rating for the difficult content it contained. But the retelling of this story and how it brought to light stories of abuse was very well written. Sending so much positive energy and peace to the girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mpapomeroy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mjd001's review against another edition

this book talks about abuse is so many forms. Very disturbing and should have trigger warnings on the cover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.5

Not that great of writing. I'm actually mad at how the girls waited so long to finally speak up about the horrors that took place in the home. Never bothering to tell anyone at school, Sammi going and telling Shelly that Shane had photos of Cathy. No one deserved to die and could of been avoided

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Medical trauma

nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

2.75

Tykkään siitä miten Gregg Olsen kirjottaa tositapahtumista kuin ne ois fiktiota. Mutta se misogynian ja fat shaming oli ihan överiä tässä kirjassa! Et naiset haluaa vaan olla äitejä ja jos lihot 10 kiloa oot ihan kamalan läski. Yök.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content

marypetrushko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, and Gaslighting

kahbarrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

tishas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.5

This book was a hard read. Based on a true story, it was a sad, infuriating and difficult 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail