Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Boy Robot by Simon Curtis

2 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Deadnaming and Trafficking

achillea's review against another edition

tense fast-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? No

Well. This turned into a hate-read about 1/3 through and I don't know what was intriguing enough about it to keep me going, but I'm definitely not intrigued enough to continue this series. I'm just not the audience for it. It was a dificiult read, partly because of the continuously dark themes/stories, partly because the writing was just...vague, dry, all over the place, frustrating, not engaging. I was hoping it would go into the topic of humanity & AIs, but, alas.

The bit about electrolyte drinks being a drug for robots was fun though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer and Infertility