Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

27 reviews

mariekejee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.25

Het boek is een brief van Kayleigh aan een advocaat over haar tijd bij een bedrijf waar ze content moderator was. Ze begint het boek met commentaar op alle kennissen die te pas en te onpas vragen wat nou het ergste is wat ze heeft gezien, niet uit interesse in haar maar uit een perverse sensatiezucht. 
Ironisch genoeg is het precies die fascinatie, of sensatiezucht, die het maakte dat ik dit boek door wou blijven lezen. Niet voor de gruwelen die ze gezien had - ik kwam er al heel snel achter dat ik daar überhaupt maar liever snel overheen las - maar om te weten te komen waarom ze weigert te praten over haar tijd bij Hexa.

Gedurende het verhaal kom je er steeds meer achter

hoe dysfunctioneel haar relaties zijn, tot je er achter komt dat ze zelf een onbetrouwbare verteller is

. Ik had haar paar zinnen over Sigrid in het eerste hoofdstuk (verkeerd) geïnterpreteerd

als Sigrid die zelfmoord pleegt

, dus die spanning bleef voor mij het boek lang hangen. De horror zit hem uiteindelijk niet in wat ze bij Hexa meemaakt en hoe ze daar behandeld is, maar in de manier waarop haar ervaringen daar invloed hebben op de manier waarop ze de wereld interpreteert. 

Het boek laat een aantal eindjes open, en dat is begrijpelijk voor een verhaal van minder dan 100 bladzijdes, maar ik had het niet erg gevonden om wat meer te zien over haar laatste dagen. Daarnaast houd ik niet van open eindes, en ik was zo in het verhaal dat ik niet zag aankomen dat het boek eindigde waar het eindigde. Het is dat de pagina's genummerd waren, anders had ik gedacht dat ik een bladzijde miste. 

Dit is een van de beste boekenweekgeschenken die ik gelezen heb, en ondanks dat ik het al een paar dagen geleden uitgelezen heb, blijft het in mijn hoofd spoken. Actueel en kort maar krachtig, ik kan het van harte aanbevelen aan eenieder met een sterke maag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

It goes into some wild conspiracy theories, a lot of them antisemitic.

reginann's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, and Murder

phantompansy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, and Vomit

scheller_bg31's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

theresalp7's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

westcdf's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was really good, it has a very shocking ending. I will say that I didn't particularly love the narrating style, it felt a little gimmicky. I do think the overall plot was excellent and the development of the characters was great. Made me feel queasy after I read it. Check the TWs for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

A very triggering read. The content they discuss moderating is somewhat disturbing. Plot contains clear sexual abuse.

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

themeadowlibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Talk about bad decisions. 

An insightful look at abuse in the digital age. 

This is a startling book, and will not be for everyone. However, the things it says about the depravity of the world, abuse, relationships, and PTSD are important. When does an abuser cross the line? How does an abuser convince themselves what they’re doing is ok? Can trauma justify horrible actions? This story takes unreliable narration to another level. It absolutely left me thinking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

annavdmout's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

1.0

Dit boek heeft mij er weer aan herinnerd waarom ik geen Nederlandse literatuur lees.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Murder

goblintoad's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Self harm