Reviews tagging Animal cruelty

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon

54 reviews

livlovread's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Vomit

mistystar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, and Vomit

sophietoes's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

sarabookshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative

3.25

I finished this book a few days ago and I am still not sure how I feel about it. It provided some interesting insights into being on the spectrum, but the story didn't quite hit the mark for me. The chapters didn't flow, the story didn't have a clear and satisfactory ending, the relationships and people were quite frustrating. I don't know, maybe that was the whole point. It wasn't bad, but it just wasn't what I expected. Oh and don't be fooled by the reviews that say this is a funny book or a childrens' book, I absolutely wouldn't classify it as either of those, as it deals with some quite heavy and difficult topics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

stories's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

Reread for the first time since highschool. It’s fascinating what I remembered

Spoiler

eg who killed Wellington

and what I didn’t

Spoiler

eg everything surrounding Mother

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It is very much still well written - captures an autistic voice so clearly and is highly engaging. 

Swearing and family relations make it imo inappropriate for primary. Particularly

Spoiler

Christopher’s father

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Not my taste, but a solid novel. I’m struck, as I believe I was as a kid, primarily by the sheer, overwhelming bravery of Christopher. Definitely a theme to unpack, alongside truth/honesty and conflict/order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Cursing

Moderate: Excrement, Ableism, Vomit, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Blood, and Child abuse

kateausten's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Ableism, and Cursing

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol

technoblade's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book is not fucking funny if you rated it funny you are only saying that cause he is autistic . This was intensely sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence

sarahkinney's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

While in 2003, the book was praised for autistic representation - the author's claim that he did not research the topic while writing the book is apparent while reading. Despite this, the book is an easy read, with a unique writing style and the twist is presented excellently. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity

joygarcialim's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

teaofleaves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Ableism

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit