Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells

4 reviews

queen_susan's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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

1.0

 I don't understand the tone this book was going for. It's split into chapters, with each chapter functioning more as its own independent short story that feeds into the larger narrative. These characters are sad, lonely people trapped in dysfunctional relationships with the people around them, and the mother in this book is a child abuser. I don't like it, and it wasn't a funny or lighthearted book at all. The only parts I liked were the stories about the children after they grew up, but even then they were still sad. I would not recommend this book, and I probably won't read anything else by this author either. 
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theepiccontd's review

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emotional funny sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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simonenoelle1126's review

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

3.5

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raelin's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

2.5

Heartbreaking. I am glad Sidda goes to therapy, but it is so hard to hear how they all basically try to sweep the past under the rug and pretend their trauma didn’t exist. 

I don’t know how people have rated this lighthearted. There are a couple chapters near the beginning that are fun and free, like the summers at camp, but the farther the book goes the sadder it gets. And the more I found myself hoping there were no graphic descriptions coming up to describe the terrible things Vivi did.
I have so many questions about who knew what. Did Big Shep know what Vivi was doing to his kids? Did the Ya Yas know? Did Vivi abuse their kids? Did the Ya Yas all abuse their own children? Does Vivi have any idea that what she did was wrong? 
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