Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

4 reviews

tigertheory's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

people being human. loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

readingratboy's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

reading this book was like being forced to endure someone’s boringass family picture slideshow. then, because that wouldn’t be long enough, you watch the exact same slideshow three more times. 

i have no idea how this became popular enough to be made into a movie. the only moment in which it’s not insufferably dull is when

the THIRTEEN YEAR-OLD GHOST POSSESSES THE BODY OF A WOMAN IN ORDER TO REPEATEDLY FUCK HER CHILDHOOD CRUSH WHO IS NOW AN ADULT MAN. is he aware that he’s fucking the ghost of a thirteen-year-old girl? YES! 

that whole scene is so batshit bonkers. not only is it invalidating of the ghost rules that the book itself set, it also ruins one if the only likable characters in the process. WOULD YOU AS AN ADULT WANT TO FUCK YOUR THIRTEEN YEAR OLD CRUSH?? i should fucking hope not.

GOD this was such a shit book im losing my mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Murder

livsorlander's review against another edition

 Very gruesome, uncomfortable and triggering. I understand it was meant to bee that, but it was too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment