Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

5 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

After watching the second season of Feud, I felt I needed to read something by Capote besides "In Cold Blood."  I enjoyed "Breakfast" and the other short stories.  Most of his fiction was a thinly veiled autobiography.  His way of looking at people and his ability to turn them into interesting characters were intriguing.  Now, I need to rewatch the movie to see how it relates to the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and War

romeisnotindc's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

This book was written and takes place in post WW2 america and it shows. It’s a product of it’s time to be sure but if you can stomach that the manic pixie dream girl story is cute.

laineydunne's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and War

Of its time, outdated, wouldn't read again, homophobic and racial slurs aplenty. Extra stories were very strange. I liked the idea that a stranger can become any type of person that you need them to become

sillyduckie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I gave this a 4 when I read it in 2013 but I must’ve been high, or else I read a very different edition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, and War