Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

30 reviews

issymaae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Excrement, and Pregnancy

lavieenrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Minor: Excrement, Abandonment, and Alcohol

justacowboy's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I really don't know how to explain this book. 
It's a story that you have to just take a deep breath and dive in. Its weird, raw, brutal, and honest. Showing not only the ups but the downs of motherhood and aging, while doing things that are ... yes strange, but also in a primal way you understand or can even relate to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Gore and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, and Pregnancy

asymmetricwhale's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse

dreamingpages's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This book starts off strong and doesn't let up the entire time. I actually wish there had been more of a build up instead of diving in head-first. It made me feel like the book wasn't heading towards a climax.

I'm not a mother, so I felt I couldn't fully relate to this book. Maybe that's why I couldn't give it a higher rating. 

But I am a woman who has felt the injustices of sexism and devalued gendered work. I liked the exploration of womens' incubated primal rage not only being a handicap, but also a source of power and identity. I liked the idea of letting that rage out, throwing the idea of being a proper woman out the damn window. I was pleasantly surprised with

the husband's reaction to her transformation. That being said, I actually do think certain instances in this book can be considered child abuse, even though the book seems to be arguing that they're not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

chelseadoherty's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

thetearex's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Toxic friendship

ghoulianne's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

2.25

great glimpse at motherhood, but the obscurity of it is unappealing. it drags on and doesn’t quite reach a point that makes it interesting. frequently found myself bored

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Violence

miafromorchardstreet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

wasabiapple's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Violence