Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

13 reviews

nataliereads101's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Quite dark, original, unsettling. I found  'Peters Narration' the most interesting and disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

cafemielgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

racheltheripper's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

catell's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my new favourite book. I LOVED every single page 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mysteriesandhistories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

This was recommended to me in Waterstones and I kind of wish it hadn’t been. Well written and plotted, undoubtedly. But relentlessly disturbing and without a chink of redeeming light. It’s upset me quite a lot actually. Which is a sign of the author’s talent, but not an experience I’d care to repeat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia

jstar84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Pregnancy

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Everything about the book is gripping, upsetting, and unsettling... Until the last 4 paragraphs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

babychop73's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

1.0

Not for highly sensitive people

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Torture

rachg's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping