Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Libration by Becky Chambers

159 reviews

fancy_cryptid's review against another edition

dark hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This book is amazing.  It is much darker than the first book in the series, and yet the ending is beautifully optimistic.  I highly recommend it.  I need to read this again just to admire the structure - I love how this was put together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Slavery

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Infertility

Content warning - no ED but note that a p.o.v. character endures extreme, medically significant levels of starvation for a long time - this is a major part of the book.

kastix's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Death, Infertility, Excrement, Medical content, and Medical trauma

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

bootrat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I loved this book, Sidra and Pepper are both such cool loveable characters and I had a great time getting to know them. Baby Jane made me so sad, and I definitely cried reading some of her bits, and Sidra's journey of discovery and her struggle to understand who she was and what her place in the world is was so emotional and relatable too. I love Tak and Blue too. Basically it was a great book about friendship, love, connection, and what it means to be a person. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Child death and Dysphoria

nswigert's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

3.75

This book used sci-fi tropes to portray mental health issues in a way that seemed relatable. Most of the book was pretty serious, but the topics never became overwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

amschelly153's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

5.0

I want this series to live in my memory banks forever. Becky writes such kind stories. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Slavery, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

thewileyseven's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Colonisation

foxclcves's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Colonisation

lmfry's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Slavery, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol