Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

15 reviews

kadinelouise's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was one of the strangest books I have ever read. The MC’s internal monologue is the majority of the story, so it is interesting to see how she is interpreting the world around her into the story she is spinning. Made me think a lot about growing old, loneliness, and dealing with the world’s demons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, Grief, and Abortion

witchintherain's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.75

I really wouldn't recommend this book. I didn't find the story or characters compelling and had to force myself to read it all the way through. It felt as if the author was just using the book as an excuse to be incredibly fatphobic. Such a disappointing read :(

There are other books that write unlikeable characters struggling with mental health issues that subvert their reality so much better and not offensively. In my opinion, this is not one of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Police brutality

parsnipsnap's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Fatphobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Excrement, and Grief

ra2chael's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Chapter six is an absolute masterpiece.

I’m horrified. It’s like reading a dementia patients diary in her final days.

I have  c h i l l s 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Dementia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

robi_locksley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Classism

tangerinetea's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Fatphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse

x_lola_rose_x's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I feel like I'm going to have to read this again one day with everybody's theories in mind!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

s_lorenz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Excrement, and Abortion

honeysimple's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Abortion, and Death of parent

mialouise26's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse