Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

110 reviews

chloelawrence127's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse

julianfromme's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

rather obsessed with the writing style of this book, how uncomfortably alive it is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse

danielakalexandra's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a slow read but not in a bad way. The way Eugenides creates tension and makes you feel  that you’re at the places he’s describing is immaculate, and it’s understandable that The Virgin Suicides has become the classic that it has

Does it sometimes walk in to being highly creepy, and the way that literal girls are described is kind of gross? Absolutely. I’m not sure if the author is a creep or it’s meant to be the vibe of the read, but it truly is icky and makes the tension of the book even more tense. 

Sometimes it drags, would lie if I said it didn’t. It took me forever to finish because sometimes I just didn’t prioritised reading this book cause I felt that nothing had happened for a while, or I wasn’t in the right headspace. Very happy I did finish it though, and now I want to watch the movie again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Religious bigotry

mandalily's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

ameliayawen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

girlnext_door's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the best books I’ve read 

Amazing ! It’s so well written and intriguing. I’ve watched the movie before and I loved the movie. It’s hard to choose between the book or the movie but I think the book might be even better. It’s really a beautiful book and I think everyone should read it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

rowanelisa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

icefairy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

this book can't possibly be written by a man, it feels like younger me at the ages of 11, 14, 15 and 16 all came together in a room to put in their troubles, thoughts, fears and feelings into a book that was then warped into being told by the most unreliable of narrators- obsessed teenage boys. the language flows in a way nothing I've read ever has and the content to description ratio is so perfect for me it feels like a duvet covering me in a cold winter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ewwa18's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Confinement

laneysix's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual content