Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Wild by Kristin Hannah

10 reviews

meggomyeggo1210's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

sharu901's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

saga_electra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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 thought it was a little too slow
I liked the plot and the characters but it took me a long time to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

abbiebonnyman's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

readingannie11's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

misslaurenreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

Facebook was seriously incredible. I would highly recommend it. The only reason I gave it less than five stars is because I felt like it was dragging along in some areas. Overall, I loved it though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

laurigiepmans's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Excrement

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

As my first Kristin Hannah novel, this one did not disappoint. The plot of the story is heartbreaking and intriguing. The characters are flawed but so very loveable. The ending is perfect. I really enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to reading the others I have on my TBR by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

2booksandacoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book broke me. I mean that in the best possible way. Kristin Hannah just has a way with her writing that just captivates you from the first page. Her books just wreck me. 
Every. Damn. Time.

This is the story of Alice and her heartbreaking, brutal but courageous journey from a feral child who is so traumatized that she becomes electivley mute. Julia, a child's psychologist is called back to her home town to help out her sister, who is the town police chief. 
This is an emotional book, and I do not say that lightly. I sobbed and laughed and sobbed some more.  
The quote on the cover of the books from Booklist truly hits the nail on the head. " One of [Hannah's] most compelling and riveting novels."  I could not put this book down, and when I had to, I thought about it constantly. 
If your up for an emotional read, I implore you to pick this book up. It is such an important read on parenthood, childhood and the traumas that are sometimes faced.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Self harm

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder