Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

De waarheid over de zaak Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker

26 reviews

stargazer97's review against another edition

dark 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? No

0.5

Getting through this book was like pulling teeth, between the sexualization and slut shaming of a 15 year old girl, excusing pedophilia, and just poorly written characters, I feel like i wasted my time and emotions on this book. There was only one part of this story I was almost able to enjoy, then they started calling her a slut again. I know its a fiction book, and authors are suppose to push limits but the constant repetition of the excuse "they were in love, it wasn't gross" between a 15 yr old girl and 34 man, just leaves you feeling unsettled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

malesarmiento's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

itsliteraryari's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Antisemitism

lu_mog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

O suspense é maravilhoso. A escrita de Joël realmente te prende na história. Todavia, dois pontos me fizeram dar uma nota mediana no livro: a abordagem do relacionamento entre um adulto e uma adolescente e o "pacing" da história. O primeiro ponto me deu um gosto amargo ao longo de toda a história. O fato do narrador não ter uma opinião mais incisiva sobre o caso de Harry e Nola me incomodou. Senti que o relacionamento foi romantizado, mas já vi outras pessoas com opinião contrária à minha, então talvez eu tenha deixado algum detalhe passar. Sobre o segundo, sinto que a escrita de Joël é fluida, porém alguns capítulos arrastam a história por repetirem pontos já estabelecidos e não trazerem mais nenhum detalhe novo. Não sinto que o livro precisaria ser muito mais curtos, pois todas as pistas são utilizadas no final. Contudo, a narrativa se torna arrastada em alguns pontos.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Death

micropeenie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

A slow burn that I couldn't binge fast enough. Keeps you guessing until the very end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

alevssia's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.75

Il modo in cui si tenta di normalizzare il fatto che un 15enne stia con un 35 enne è veramente disturbante e ha reso difficile la lettura. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

lindseyt's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child abuse and Car accident

gothlawyer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

irene_am's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The writing (translated to Spanish) didn't live up to my expectations, and I didn't like the way women are talked about and portrayed either. That said, the plot of the story was exceptional, and it got me hooked from beginning to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

elnell's review against another edition

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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse