Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

12 reviews

cannibaldear's review

the grandfather's stroke as he was trying to keep Turtle safe hit too close to home

can't finish now, wish to come back when my grief isn't as prickly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Cursing, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

clara_dalstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Grief, Misogyny, Gore, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Torture, Body shaming, Gun violence, Incest, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Fire/Fire injury

klstock_'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

verlas7's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

laaneorg's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Bullying, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

zeegy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

i am surprised by how invested i was in the book. watching turtle come to her own realization that she needs to get away. her friendship with brett and jacob. brett actually genuinely taking a bullet for her. jacob respecting her wish of not seeing each other for a year. anna being her new guardian. her sense of affection for cayenne. it's everything that made her leave that made this book worth it imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Drowning

j_fish4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Incest, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

vinnyvince's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

rainb0wreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Look man, i try to be so nice when it comes to my reviews, but this is genuinely one of the most disgusting books ive ever read. It’s not even the relationship dynamic between Turtle and her dad that disgusts me, it’s simply the way that the author has written turtle and her experiences. It’s like the guy is trying to romanticize sexual assault and it’s gross. Not only that, but he victimized turtle in a way that tries the take all the blame from her assaulter and make it seem like it’s simply because that’s just how Turtle is. AND (yep I’m still going) the writing is so convoluted. The author writes like he assumes everyone knows exactly what he’s talking about. It feels like a research dump so he could get a load of fancy words in there and feel smarter than everyone. Strangely the writing makes the story feel like it’s geared towards men…which makes the whole conversation EVEN WORSE!! Look, if you’re gonna write about the abuse of a 14 year old girl, please do it right. This book had so much potential, and it touched on a lot of good mental health topics in light of abuse, but it’s still making turtle romanticize her assault which victims DO NOT DO!! I’m honestly shocked this book is so well liked. There are so many problems with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship

alee02's review against another edition

dark sad

I bought this book half-off at a store without knowing anything about it. This author literally describes a severe abuser and incestuous pedophile as “tortured and charismatic” on the back cover. Hard pass.

Another review describes this book as “written by a guy in your MFA program” and that is precisely the vibe - capitalizing on traumatizing and triggering subject matter, of which the author himself has acknowledged he has not researched, to add shock value to an otherwise underwhelming story. Blech.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence