Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Auē by Becky Manawatu

9 reviews

zoebaillie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Almost egregious levels of tragedy towards the end of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Vomit

lilias's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

racheltrow_'s review against another edition

A bit triggering for the summer vibe 🌞

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

nyne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Self harm, Violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Child abuse

annabelle_plan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

lenaricharz's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Child abuse, Cursing, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Animal death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

carleesi's review against another edition

5.0

So powerful, poignant and heartbreaking.

The twining narratives were wonderfully and poetically constructed and the multiple perspectives added to the power of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

jouljet's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Child abuse

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

 Auē won awards for best debut and best fiction book at this year’s New Zealand book awards. I can see why. It wasn’t an easy read by any means covering topics such as gangs and domestic violence. Much of the story is told from the perspective of eight year old Ari and his friend Beth. Their childlike viewpoint was equal parts delightful in its naïveté and heartbreaking as they had to deal with the impact of adult violence. I also liked the dual timeline (Ari and his brother Taukiri in the present; Jade and Toko in the past) since it highlighted the intergenerational impacts of abuse and trauma. I appreciated the fact that the timelines didn’t come together quite as smoothly as I had thought they would, highlighting both the complexity of life and the important role of whanau. The ending left me in two minds. On the one hand I felt it all came together too quickly and conveniently but I did really like the fact that it ended on a note of hope rather than despair. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, and Domestic abuse