Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

4 reviews

zedla900's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Death, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

impla77's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

3.5

Drags on a little at times, like many serialised novels of the time, but great character work, both heroes and villains.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism

ecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Libro molto bello, edizione un po' meno per via di note a piè di pagina alquanto inutili e messe a casaccio

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Adult/minor relationship