Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

17 reviews

cossenbeck's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, and Grief

confidentleeme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

WOW! WOW! If you want to read a book to stir up some feelings.. THAT is thee one! The horror literally is how Black males are treated. When I say this book gave me so much anxiety!! And only anxiety bc we know the feelings that surround being Black in this country. Ms. Due did a great job transporting us to the Jim Crow era. Will I read this again? Likely not bc it is HEAVY! But if you have the space for it, I highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Racism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

nishtrbg's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

This book truly had me scared and it wasn’t because of the ghosts… iykyk. The story’s dual pov and imagery had me thinking about those characters even when I wasn’t reading. It was heartbreaking, shocking, anger-inducing, and such a needed story. Definitely a 5 star read and one I recommend everyone read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Hate crime

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal death, Violence, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Racism, Hate crime, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: War

trad_carbaes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Hate crime, and Child death

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Slavery and War

dianna_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Racism, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

lemonsyellow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racial slurs, and Child abuse

lettuce_read's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia and Confinement

shay43geek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Bullying

starbabe2529's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

Book 12 of 101: Author Spotlight- Tananarive Due. 

This book was absolutely a 10 out of 10! It was 100 out of 10! I want to read everything Tananarive Due has ever written! I was admittedly very intimated by The Reformatory at first because of the size but I chose it for the author spotlight because I have a fascination with true crime and I have heard all about Dozier School for Boys. Then I found out just how deeply Tananarive Due's ties with that school went. This book is dripping with emotion, soaked with grief and rage and fear. I cried so hard I couldn't see the pages. The horror not only of the ghosts and the dead but of what the living can do to each other was so absolutely bone chilling that I think I need to read Legends and Lattes now to cleanse my palette. I love this book and I hate that the world made it possible for it to be written. I hope that Robert Stephens family found some sort of peace in even a small part of his story being told. I hope that he knows he isn't forgotten. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Confinement, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape