Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

زومبي by Joyce Carol Oates, أحمد م. أحمد

6 reviews

grizelybear's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

3.5

This was a disturbing and incredibly miserable read. There was no respite or reversal of circumstance at all. It was depraved and messed up through and through. The most horrifying thing is that some people probably do think this way and to be honest, after letting this book sink into me for a while, I'm actually feeling chilled and a little terrified.

I'm rating this a 3.5 because this was not an enjoyable book, but in terms of what it wanted to achieve, which was apparently to take us into the mind of a fucked up degenerate, it definitely succeeded in all fronts. This was an uncanny (and disturbing) character study, and for that, I do salute the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, and Racial slurs

gavinsko's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

gryd's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

gringolet's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A meandering, disturbing book that goes nowhere on purpose. A threatening air of mundanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

annihilatrix's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Sometimes I think that delving into the mind of a shitty person (in this case, fictionalized Jeffrey Dahmer if he lived in Michigan) is a white author excuse for being able to print racist slurs. I felt the same way about We Need to Talk About Kevin, though that was better for me in the exploration of maternal alienation. Zombie was gratuitous and just not good; I was extremely glad it was a short read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Hate crime, Stalking, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, Body shaming, Slavery, and Animal cruelty

matilda_oops's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture