Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

4 reviews

rachelmerry_'s review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this story a lot better after learning that Sarah was a real person and much of her story in the book was true, before that I think I was feeling a little uncomfortable thinking the author’s imagination was veering too White Savior. I was glad that the author added Handful’s narrative, and that, although it was fiction, many details come from contemporary accounts. 

My favorite part of the book was definitely the last third or so, when Sarah comes into her own and her and Handful’s stories come back together. While Sarah’s parts at the end made for a great character arc, I thought the prose for Handful’s last few chapters were really beautiful. 

On the audiobook—the narrator for Handful was so, so good. But the voice for Sarah’s parts was all over the place. Maybe she was trying too hard to do different voices for each character, but her southern accent kept slipping into a British accent or just disappearing altogether. Bummer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

woodsymel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Classism, Death, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death of parent, Confinement, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Sexism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Body horror, Colonisation, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Ableism, Xenophobia, Cursing, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

sofiajearally's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Engaging book with endearing characters; I simply loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcohol and Blood