Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

15 reviews

daybreakreads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I would describe it as “cute”. I listened to the audiobook, but I know the physical book has illustrations that might have made it more endearing. I was looking for something similar to The Maid by Nita Prose or Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine in the sense that I love socially awkward narrators. In comparison, the narrator here feels much less well-rounded and developed and more of a stereotype of autism rather than a real person. It was still cute and endearing, but it was hard to feel real connection or empathy to a one-sided character. There isn’t a lot of plot; it’s mainly focused on showing how the narrator sees the world and interacts with it so much differently than the rest of us. It’s just hard to enjoy that kind of book when the narrator is hard to love. Ending was a bit cute but that’s it really.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

cehanzen's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

sarabookshelf's review against another edition

emotional informative

3.25

I finished this book a few days ago and I am still not sure how I feel about it. It provided some interesting insights into being on the spectrum, but the story didn't quite hit the mark for me. The chapters didn't flow, the story didn't have a clear and satisfactory ending, the relationships and people were quite frustrating. I don't know, maybe that was the whole point. It wasn't bad, but it just wasn't what I expected. Oh and don't be fooled by the reviews that say this is a funny book or a childrens' book, I absolutely wouldn't classify it as either of those, as it deals with some quite heavy and difficult topics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

sarahkinney's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

While in 2003, the book was praised for autistic representation - the author's claim that he did not research the topic while writing the book is apparent while reading. Despite this, the book is an easy read, with a unique writing style and the twist is presented excellently. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity

elephant_mouse's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Cancer

d0pesoph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Infidelity

the_othersidewv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Excrement, and Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

kashby's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

kira226's review against another edition

informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Domestic abuse, and Ableism

pinkelefant_78's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Domestic abuse