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wellreadmegs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I appreciate books like this that tell a story about a real part of history. I didn't know anything about the Tennessee Children's Home Society Orphanage in Memphis in the 1930s. It's obviously atrocious and a terrible thing to happen but I can't help but think about the South and its parallels to slavery. This book clearly didn't touch that subject but it's the same atrocities & parallels to me.
Overall I learned something new reading this book & appreciated the story. I just wish it would have picked up quicker the first 50 pages were incredible slow.
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
ladyaligator's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infertility and Dementia
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Alcohol
vickimeihui's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
forgetfullucy17's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
sarah_amy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Based on the child trafficking/illegal adoption agency of Georgia Tann. Lots of details of abuse and allusions to death that went on in the foster homes involved. Many of these children were adopted out illegally and without the consent of the birth parents - some were outright stolen like in this story.jamiejanae_6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
wifeslife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
em_simar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
rhaselpaq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Trafficking
trinloyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism