Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Trilogia della città di K. by Ágota Kristóf

3 reviews

momijigari__'s review

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Hate crime, Incest, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Police brutality

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Suicide

zolalethiel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

5.0

This book is solidly on a list I like to call "Books I absolutely love and would never recommend to anybody". Amazing, incredible book, but set aside a day or two to be fucked up after reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, War, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Genocide, Torture, Suicide, and Rape