Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Liberation Day: Stories by George Saunders

2 reviews

scmiller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Misogyny, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jakemitton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

George Saunders may be one of the most talented writers I’ve ever read work by. His grip on the English language is so absolute and his prose is at once beautiful and engrossing. The stories in Liberation Day are varied in their subjects but share a similar feeling and themes throughout. The way that Sauders is able to draw you into the world of his stories within a page or two is masterful. 

These stories do not have happy or even always satisfying endings. This could be seen as weakening them but I think that the way they are writing the endings feel like the only possible way these tales could possible be left. None of these stories are finished, the part we get to experience has just come to an end.

If you are a fan of somewhat surreal writing and of short stories then I cannot recommend this enough. Similar feeling to some black mirror episodes. 
I cannot wait to read more by George Saunders. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder