Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

6 reviews

bookb1itch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was floated as a potential set-text for 15yo, so I was intrigued.  I was immediately struck by how dark and foreboding the story was, even at the very beginning.  Things turned out to be even more messed up than I first thought, though.  A really great exploration of male privilege and control.  Very strong characters and a positive message overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

klb77's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

I liked this a lot! An inner child deep in my heart feels pretty powerful after the fact, definitely check content warnings to see if it’s a story for you. I’m intrigued to see where it could go from here 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Infertility

lydiaf's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Confinement

sillysally's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault

izzy_reads's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

thevietvegan's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A very interesting plot twist, I look forward to reading the other books in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Trafficking

Minor: Violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Forced institutionalization