Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Perish by LaToya Watkins

23 reviews

nicoleisalwaysreading's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

2.5

a haunting, horrific story of abuse and the way it repeats itself and echoes through a family. It’s well-written with complex characters, but the content was very hard to stomach, especially towards the end (as in, I literally felt sick the last 50 pages or so) another note is that it became very confusing to keep track of the family members because their voices were not very distinct 

I didn’t feel that it resolved itself narratively and the shock ending felt ridiculous. It’s just hard because the story of trauma and potential healing/breaking free of generational patterns is important, but this story left me feeling hopeless

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

every. single. content. warning.

lavenderdolmeh's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

arguhlincozzi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Amazing but extremely painful book, even though it's all handled with care by the author. Important book.

julsmarshall's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

While beautifully written, this book was difficult to finish and I had to keep taking breaks. The most raw and open exploration of intergenerational violence I’ve ever read, the way that this family both perpetuates and survived sexual, emotional, and physical abuse is heartbreaking. All the CW on this one, a love for the characters kept me listening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, and Physical abuse

adam_vandeusen's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Child abuse

voodoolobster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Incest, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, Violence, Drug abuse, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Self harm

cleches's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Suicide

lfran13's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

taylorbarnes's review

Too melodramatic 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

aimeegarnier's review

I should have checked the content warnings before starting it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, and Abortion