Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese

4 reviews

dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Racism, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, War, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Vomit, Colonisation, and Death

scmiller's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

4.6/5 It made my heart ache and my throat swell. Painful, irreparable, but fruitful in lessons and relationships.

There was something particularly gutting in the way Frank’s father loved his mother, and that despite it being true, it still wasn’t enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Physical abuse, Gore, and Pregnancy

sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.5

3.5 ⭐️ 

It took me a while to get into this book, but by the 150 page mark I was flying through the rest. I do prefer Indian Horse as it is one of my favourite books of all time but I do see the beauty in this one. I hope when I’ll reread this I’ll love it more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Addiction, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, War, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Infidelity

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Animal death, War, Vomit, and Pregnancy