Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Mein Ein und Alles by Stephan Kleiner, Gabriel Tallent

17 reviews

alliereads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

1.0

Meandering and gratuitous trauma. I don't know why a grown man possibly thinks he could have anything insightful to say from the point of view of a little girl suffering from incest and abuse, but reading this was a great reminder of why I typically only read books written by women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I rapidly consumed this book, which is heart-wrenchingly dark and awful, but very well written and you just keep reading hoping that it's going to get better (I won't say whether this want comes to be). It is really, really tough, so you have to be up for that kind of horrific material, but I found myself quickly entangled in the characters and story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Torture, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy

hattieb2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Blew my mind in the worst and best possible ways. So much to unpick and absolutely gripping, especially towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

campirebat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written but deeply disturbing. A topic many authors never describe in-depth. Major content warnings for this one! Sexual assault, domestic violence, incest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

crtnyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Misogyny

verlas7's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

natbee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A hard read. The subject matter was hard, and it felt jarring and the amount of events in the book made me feel like I was bracing myself on a roller coaster. I don't usually shy away from hard for me.  topics but this was a bit much for me As an audio book, this was hard for me to follow the descriptions of things like guns, or medical procedures. The writing was good, and obviously got me interewted in how it would turn out, just a lot of trigger warnings on this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Rape, Incest, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

rshall's review against another edition

Graphic depictions of parental physical and sexual abuse. Language around slut shaming kind of

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Bullying

laaneorg's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Bullying, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

zeegy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

i am surprised by how invested i was in the book. watching turtle come to her own realization that she needs to get away. her friendship with brett and jacob. brett actually genuinely taking a bullet for her. jacob respecting her wish of not seeing each other for a year. anna being her new guardian. her sense of affection for cayenne. it's everything that made her leave that made this book worth it imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

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