Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Education of Dixie Dupree by Donna Everhart

7 reviews

bbethcasas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Children deal with many difficult topics in their lives and how they move forward through life afterwards can be directly influenced by the adults who support them, or don’t. 
Dixie is eleven, and she and her older brother, AJ, try to navigate social issues such as near poverty, mental health issues in their parents, and living in a dysfunctional extended family. As things go from bad to worse, Dixie finds herself at a breaking point, feeling there is no one left to turn to in the world. Should she just give up? Or is there still a chance that someone would come and save her? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Death of parent

kayelldee's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

chirolindsay's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

rachc5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I really don’t know how I feel about this book. For one thing, the title is entirely not reflective of the book. Her “education” is abuse and trauma. Also, I feel like the boom really glorified the terrible things that happened to Dixie at the end when she seemed so happy. It did not seem like a realistic reaction to what happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

hjhenderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

jennread's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

CW for child sexual abuse and rape. I wish I hadn’t read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

annegoodreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is so hard to read because of the content.  It has all types of abuse: physical, mental, and sexual.  The writing is incredible in that it really makes you feel pain, sadness, anger, and sympathy.  It tells the story of a young girl, Dixie Dupree.  Due to her abusive mother she has learned to lie as a coping mechanism.  Her mother has a number of excuses for her abusive behavior including her marriage.  I felt really bad for the husband.  The mother is an all around toxic and abusive person.  Due to events that happen, Dixie’s Uncle comes to help.  Dixie, her Mom, and her brother all travel to her maternal grandparents’ home.  Dixie sees a life of wealth and peacefulness she has not known.  Things get worse before they get better though.  The Aunt ends up being my favorite character.  Although the subject matter was rough, this is a great book.  Trigger Warnings:  Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Suicide, Rape. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide