Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Girl by Edna O'Brien

9 reviews

natashaball's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I read this as part of a book challenge - I wouldn't choose it a second time. Although child abduction and forced marriage is a very important subject that needs to be spoken about more in the news, I'm not sure fiction is the best for this topic. I appreciate that the book is well written, even though a couple of times the protagonist was a bit nonchalent about events that happened to her. However that could be the point seeing as she is still a child. 

Spoiler

The return to her family was very upsetting, especially the hatred towards Babby

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, War, and Rape

hollybearhouck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Grief, and Child death

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation

jenmachin_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

camprocter's review

dark 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? No

2.0

The beginning of this book is tragic, but the more I read, the more disengaged I became. It was a quick read, but large parts of it were confusing because the plot was rushed, and the author switches back and forth between past and present tense with abandon, which is a strong pet peeve of mine in a book.  

In writing this review, I've also just found out that this was written by an elderly white woman, which I wasn't previously aware of. I should've known, given how often the word "plonks" comes up in this book. I'm now questioning her choice of narration style here and wondering if her other novels are written in the same way, or if this was an attempt to emulate what she thinks a poor little Nigerian girl would sound like. 

Anyway, didn't love it and probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

tree_hugging_ginge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

waybeyondblue's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Pregnancy

panicked_llama's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, War, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Death, and Child abuse

bouebooks's review

dark sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence