Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua

3 reviews

stindex's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexism, Medical content, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Grief, and Torture

eve_kadou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Infidelity

seanml's review

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

That second to last chapter was difficult to get through. Yu Hua writes despondency quite well. 7/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, and Medical content