Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

14 reviews

usually_sleep_deprived's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

chillreads2's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I did enjoy this book. It had so many interesting concepts and I learned something. However I think that this book could be shorter some parts of the story just seemed dragged out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Car accident

tiltedwhirled's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Murder