Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Il caos da cui veniamo by Tiffany McDaniel

169 reviews

yukisutton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

Took a while to get into as it’s paced quite slowly. The content of this book is very heavy and at times it was hard to read. It highlights the pain that men have brought onto women. But there is still so much beauty to be found in this story. I loved it. I loved Betty. What a gorgeous love letter to her family, her sisters and her father. Incredibly touching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

ioananana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

the beauty and sorrows of girlhood, woven tightly with threads of generational trauma. sour racist words spat by little children who mirrored their parents’ behaviour.

heartache and sibling bonds that either have to be kept as tightly as possible or severed off like a rotten leg.

whimsical tales from a faraway land told by a father, who learnt it from his predecessors and they themselves heard it from the people before them.

after all the obvious (and triggering!!!) themes it tackles, the novel also speaks of the essence of the unspoken word. tales must be passed on in one form or another, be it in a harsh truth or a beautiful lie with a seed of honesty. the written or spoken fables in our lives help us overcome difficult realities; this is what betty’s father’s stories meant to her.

betty is a beautiful novel about the resilience of a young girl, generational trauma and breaking the cycle. and so much more.

(it has every single trigger warning possible though so proceed with caution!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying

jadeanastasiax's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism

hunni_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Colonisation

spuriousdiphthongs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

This book ripped my heart open. Beautiful writing, but heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

wildestsnail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

The only reason this isn’t higher is because I had to skip the kitten scene. I feel that whole but could have been done in a different way and still been able to get the message across.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

gaymoonreader's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Protect your peace and look up trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mollyfy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

ellienj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion

machenn's review against another edition

sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Incest, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Pregnancy