Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill

10 reviews

emmyisaturtle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Very very emotional but beautiful read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Take the trigger warnings very seriously — very very heavy book

gknott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

brittney_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a difficult book to get through. The juxtaposition of childhood and prostitution was jarring for the second half of the book. I want to grab Baby and give her a hug and tell her that she is loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

katsteele5's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Abandonment, and Alcohol

faythfarrar's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

livcab's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

crazy ass book........ i need smth light after this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Death of parent

cheaploaf's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Very dark and a little hard to read at some points because of the main character being a young child facing terrible things. Beautifully written, the author has an amazing way of using metaphors to really capture the imagery of the story. Would definitely recommend but also take care while reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

deandra_lalonde's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

butlerebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

annasophie's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

3.5 stars - This was a real punch in the gut. I watched the movie 13 when I was 13 and it scarred me so badly I still get uncomfortable now in my late 20s whenever I remember it. This book feels equivalent to that but at the same time it is gut-wrenchingly, beautifully written. I always have a hard time with books written from a child’s perspective as most writers sadly either oversimplify or overcomplicate how kids’ minds work; but O’Neill has captured her protagonist’s thoughts in a very believable and authentic way, which is commendable. There are many lines in this book I underlined simply because they were beautifully phrased or thought provoking even when taken out of the context of the book. It’s heavy but I enjoyed this a lot more than I anticipated. The only reason it wasn’t a 4 star read is that it stretched quite long and I found it hard to get through, but this is more on me as a reader and my ADHD-brain, not the book itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment