Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

6 reviews

ceredonia's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation

Minor: Car accident

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad slow-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? No

3.75

In some ways, a very different kind of story for Allende, and in others, still so clearly her voice writing about the issues important to her through multiple generations. An important story that needed to be told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

boekentrol's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Car accident

hagen69's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

Deeply emotional and thought-provoking. Pretty on-the-nose with little space for ambiguity. No thinking of your own required.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Dementia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

marla_arguelles's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Deportation

moondreaming's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic