Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Girl A by Abigail Dean

45 reviews

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a hell of a ride of a read. From religious trauma and abuse at the hands of their father we follow Girl A and her interactions with her fellow siblings in adulthood following the death of their mother.  

Girl A was the one to escape, but so many of them handled it differently and it kind of talks us through their traumas and therapies but also their growth in themselves and their careers.  

Heartbreakingly well written it almost felt real which was truly devastating, I felt anger, pain and so much emotion for them.  What really got me was the shock twist at the end.  Having grown to love Girl A and her strength and especially one of her relationships with one of her sisters through the book I didn’t see this twist coming and it almost broke me. 

Although this was fiction, I feel it’s a vital read for all just like non fictions like Heather Morris’s war autobiography’s and Cathy glass autobiography’s of her ex foster kids as it truly encapsulates the privalege many of us live and how real these traumatic experiences can be for others who are perhaps being hid behind the curtain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cyndi1966's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

tanja_reads_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

 This was a dark and depressing read, but it was still something that kept me hooked. You can see how it was influenced by the story of the Turpin Family. Instead of focusing on the cause of the suffering we are given the chance to read about how  abuse, the spotlight and trauma impact the lives of the Gracie children after they are rescued. I do wish that each chapter that was named after each child did have more of their POV so we can understand how or why they ended up the way they did. Overall it was good - if a little lacking in some depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

bluedesi's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

A tough read but still, a complex one. Also a deep look into mental health, trauma and abuse.

Evie, my heart breaks for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

denijaaa_s's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

entropydoc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Violence

carmencolette's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Excrement, and Vomit

lily_peach's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Excrement, and Alcohol

jen_ten's review

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence