Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

12 reviews

eimearryan96's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, and Violence

fed's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

fromthekiwigirl35's review

This had so much happen within those 55 pages. Too violent, too much intense situations. Graphic. Not an enjoyable read.
Couldn't find the joy in reading such content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abortion, Sexual assault, Incest, Misogyny, Violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Death, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

ae_world's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

“It's as if she understood completely the condition of loneliness and how it undermines us all, forcing us to make choices that we know are wrong for us.” Cyril as narrator about Alice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Outing, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Hate crime, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

caties_books's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Phenomenal! I never knew 900 pages could go so fast 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

kjan318's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

My 1st 5/5 score book of 2023.
This book reminds me of another book, "A Little Life".
Another astonishing story that describes the life of the main character about 70 years long, it reasonably convinced me how we as humans could be influenced significantly and grow differently by culture, upbringing, and environment. the main takeaways for me after reading this book: 1. distinguish the "impossibility" and "reality", the front can toxicate you if you obsess on it, the latter can nourishing you 2. Don't Lie, be honest to yourself, your life and your surroundings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Torture, Child death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Violence, Death of parent, and Bullying

alice_'s review

dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture, Child abuse, Murder, Cancer, Death, and Religious bigotry

peanutparker's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Death, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Murder, War, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Cancer, Dementia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Dementia, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

aplace_inthesun's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book sat on my shelf for way too long. I’d read A Ladder to the Sky and loved it, and Mum had even borrowed this and read it in May 2021. Granted this version is a whopping 714 pages so I knew it would be a big commitment to read time-wise, and that’s the only reason I can think of as to why I’d left it unread.

I was right, but it’s not so much a commitment in terms of time upon reflection, but rather a real emotional commitment. After all, it follows the main character Cyril from just prior to his birth, until his seventieth year. From his adoption as a child, his growing up with two emotionally unavailable adoptive parents, his loves both unrequited and enduring, and the the families he chose and lost. 

It’s very much walking with Cyril on his life pathway as a gay man, his internal struggles, appalling attitudes towards gay people, society and stigma, stereotypes, bigotry, and the AIDS epidemic. Each major event results in a fast-forwarding in Cyril’s life, where the reader is updated with often confronting changes in his circumstances. Throughout the book there’s an underlying sense of something missing with Cyril not knowing his own birth family history, despite Cyril crossing paths with his birth mother and friends of hers, serendipitously throughout his life. 

Commit to this one like I did. It’s well worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Child abuse