Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Auē by Becky Manawatu

9 reviews

meghar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Self harm, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage

kiramke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Very well-written but I found it challenging to read and often upsetting.  It's not that there's a lot of graphic violence, it's that the suffering is pervasive and the threat of something worse is always present.  For all that, it's a lovely hopeful book with good realism and complex characters that become really lovable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Deals consistently with the effects of abuse and other issues on a child. Nothing is graphic but neither is it shied away from; it's not possible to skip sections as these are major themes, but they are dealt with respectfully and compassionately.

lottiecross's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse

stephariara's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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

Minor: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Cursing, Blood, Animal death, Murder, Car accident, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Abandonment, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Self harm, Domestic abuse, and Grief

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

gabde04's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence

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

megancee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-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: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm and Child death