Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

19 reviews

siobhanward's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

NYT Notable Books 2022: 21/100

This was a weird one to rate. On one hand, I liked how Gunty brought everything together in the end, but it took so long to get there that it was hard to figure out how the plots were connected and keep track of what was happening. I think Gunty was trying to do a lot in this book - tell the story of Vanty Vale, write about the characters in the apartment building, tell Blandine's story, and it was just too much for a single book. I think if Gunty had narrowed her focus a bit, it would have been a better read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

lindsaylitlover's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Blood

rcvane's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

jberg216's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

1.0

I really didn’t like this. The various stories barely connected and they really had nothing to say. It was also vastly overwritten. 

Also extremely violent for what seems like no reason? 

It’s a book club read and I kind of can’t wait to see what others have to say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

indigo666's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

This was parts funny, parts pathetic (not in the looser sense but in the sense it emoted empathy from me), and parts despicable. The ending was sad for me (that was pathetic, for example). But getting to the end was largely amusing, but only if I removed myself from the characters (usually, I read as if I was a fly on the wall, but in this case, I often found myself being a fly on the other side of a window). If I’d been in the house, it would’ve been far too pathetic and far too despicable and hence, too hard to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

katieoyama's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

januaryghosts's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

mklein319's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

tiepilot_dandy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child abuse