Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

23 reviews

devie123's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, and Alcohol

queermath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

2.5

beautifully written but absolutely horrifying. also, i don't know that it qualifies as an lgbtq+ book just for having one lgbtq+ side character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

another_dahlia's review against another edition

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, and Alcohol

cnoonan4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

rubybeast47's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jmmerril's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

norahculbertson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest

juliarenae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

A very traumatizing read especially for anyone who has dealt with childhood abuse or assault. Overall a very hard read and would not recommend it to anyone who cannot cope with a challenging read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

8odell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

nanabee23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence