Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

15 reviews

duchess16's review

3.5

Ehh. Underwhelmed. It had the potential at the beginning to be a realllllly good book, and it was very moving and had some good messages. It just was not whelming enough for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

moody_gobling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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? No

1.5

Seemed a lot like misery open to me. I found a lot of things to be contrived and unrealistic. I am grateful that I read it before giving it as a gift to the person I had intended to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Child death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

paperlove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Vor diesem Buch wusste ich nicht, dass in den 1920ern und 30ern verwaiste Kinder an unterschiedliche Familien in den USA verteilt wurden, und sie dort unter sehr schweren Bedingungen aufgewachsen sind. Und leider beleuchtet dieser Roman die geschichtlichen Begebenheiten um dieses Vorgehen im Buch nur am Rande, und fokussiert sich vor allem auf das Schicksal eines Mädchens, dem genau dies passiert ist - sodass ich am Ende jetzt nicht so viel mehr darüber weiss, ausser, dass sowas stattgefunden hat.

Man erfährt, wie die Protagonistin von Familie zu Familie weitergereicht wird, und dabei sehr schlimme Erfahrungen durchmachen muss, die von moderner Sklaverei bis hin zu sexuellem Missbrauch reichen. Es gab immer wieder Momente, die ich beim Zuhören nur schwer ertragen habe und mich mit der Protagonistin haben mitfühlen lassen.

Im letzten Drittel hat mich die Handlung dann aber etwas verloren, als Vivian mit knapp 20 Jahren heiratet. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt war die Geschichte irgendwie nur noch voll von vorhersehbaren Klischees, die man schon aus anderen bekannten historischen Filmen oder Büchern kennt. Und das Ende war mir dann irgendwie auch zu kitschig. 

Alles in allem hat mich das Hörbuch aber dennoch gut unterhalten und die Sprecherin hatte wirklich eine sehr angenehme Erzählweise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Slavery and Child abuse

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Child death, and Death of parent

meixymei's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

madbookworm15's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

nagoatsis's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

dariana12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Rough for me to start but once I started, I was an enjoyable read. Makes you feel what the characters are feeling & I learned a lot from this precious book. Loved the romance with Luke

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Rape

abbimarie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

Minor: War, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

jsm's review

adventurous hopeful informative mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Rape