Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Room by Emma Donoghue

76 reviews

coyotehowl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Kidnapped woman kept in a shed in the backyard of kidnapper. She has a son who has never been outside.

They breakout by pretending the boy is dead. He has trouble adjusting to the outside.

wish there was more resolution

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

cliona14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

franm2023's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

A great but heartbreaking book. Written from the boy’s perspective it really adds another level of depth to it. The naïveté of the young kid versus the horrendousness of their situation is a great juxtaposition! This book is so sad that you wanna take breaks every now and then but also so great and compelling that you can’t put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Kidnapping

blumerlamotte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

wytnie's review against another edition

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

4.75

I really loved the movie and didn't know it was a book, the book was really nice and it was interesting to read things from a child's perspective.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

rosie_eastwood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Devastating read but absolutely stunning. A book everyone should try to delve into 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

boothdwellerbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Suicide attempt

krammerjunk's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

aparker89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail