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typedtruths 's review for:
The Child Finder
by Rene Denfeld
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
👏 stop trying to justify incest y'all 👏
▷ Representation: B (mc) is Deaf; Jerome (li) is a Native American amputee; Madison (sc) has C-PTSD; Black & autistic scs.
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▷ Representation: B (mc) is Deaf; Jerome (li) is a Native American amputee; Madison (sc) has C-PTSD; Black & autistic scs.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail
➸ Trigger warnings for antiziganism (g slur), incest (foster siblings), paedophilia, child sexual assault and rape (theme), child abuse and neglect, foster care system experiences recounted, amnesia and memory loss, dissociation, blood and gore depiction, physical injuries mentioned, death of a foster mother (off-page, discussed), death of a wife from cancer mentioned, death of a wife from suicide mentioned, accidental infanticide, murder by stabbing (on-page), physical assault, kidnapping and captivity of a child, incarceration, graphic animal death and hunting, animal dead bodies and butchery (on-page), and loss of an arm in an explosion while deployed.
Context: The story follows a private investigator trying to find a missing child. The book is told from her POV, the missing child, and the predator who kidnapped and held the child captive. While there are no on-page scenes of sexual violence, it is clear that the captor sexually abuses and rapes the child. It is vaguely mentioned through metaphors and lyrical writing from the child's perspective; as well as mentions of pain and blood on her legs. The predator was also raped by his captor as a child. Again, there are no on-page scenes of this.
A secondary character leaves her baby in their stroller on a bus that is then parked in storage. It is unclear how the baby dies but the protagonist finds his body (off-page, no descriptions).