Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Toda a Gente Nesta Sala um Dia Há de Morrer by Emily Austin

9 reviews

orlagal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

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

4.0

Probably one of the most relatable books I've read
(maybe don't read it if you're feeling particularly anxious or depressed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

paperandkindness's review against another edition

dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

mgmsharpe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was really good. It kind of reminded me of “Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine” and “my year of rest and relaxation”. The main character is a nice completely traumatized person, like Eleanor, but is self-destructive like the main character from “my year”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Abandonment

maeverose's review against another edition

This is a book I really should’ve dnfed for the sake of my mental health but for some stupid reason kept reading.

The main character, Gilda, is very mentally I’ll. Some parts of this book are really intense, and if you struggle with death ocd, anxiety, hypochondria, suicidal thoughts or alcoholism I’d be cautious about reading this. Gilda’s panic attacks are described in detail, and they’re very frequent. She also has a full on mental breakdown by the end of the book that is also described in detail and drawn out for a while. It isn’t explicitly stated at any point but she is clearly autistic/audhd coded, and it seems as if she is undiagnosed in the story, she questions why she is the way she is, and definitely doesn’t seem to be aware that she’s autistic. It was difficult reading her experiences, clearly seeing that she’s autistic but with her not knowing and struggling. It was relatable at times, but in an upsetting way more than a nice way. For me, at least. I can see how some readers would enjoy this and feel seen in the main character.

Funnily, like Gilda I feel other people’s emotions pretty strongly, so reading a book like this was probably a bad idea for me. I have similar anxiety and this was triggering for me. I nearly dnfed this several times because of it, and tbh I probably should’ve as it ended up just putting me in a bad mood. I kept reading because I really enjoyed the first half, it was still intense but in a more lighthearted dark humor kind of way (it reminded me of fleabag), but the second half is much more depressing and upsetting.

This book is a very accurate representation of ocd, anxiety, undiagnosed autism and mental illness. If you want that and can handle it, I’d recommend it, just please check content warnings first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, and Abandonment

Graphic: Body dysmorphia, hypochondria, death ocd, intrusive thoughts, dissociation Moderate: medical malpractice (kind of) Minor: metaphorical cannibalism

sunnidazee_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident

tea_kettle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was a difficult read. Surprisingly triggering and upsetting, but in a good way. The author perfectly encapsulated depression in such a vivid way that it hurt. I was aching, especially near the end. I was so terrified of it ending horribly and taking my heart in the process. 

It ended well. I don't buy that the police would let her go if they found the suicide note- but after the panic attack I got, expecting Gilda to be put in prison and dying by her own hand in desperation, I'm glad it didn't end that way. I don't think I could have handled it.. I got so attached to her. I wish I could help her. I wish she would let others help her. I'd like to think she found a support system and got better, instead of just slumping back into the bad place she was in and shutting everyone out. I hope Eli is okay, and that if he came out as trans, that things went well and the drinking stopped. This book was heavy, aggressively sad, and it stood out. I related so much to so many little things she mentioned. It's always the little things. On a happier note, it taught me a few things I didn't know, especially about the Catholic church. Those parts were interesting. I'll remember this for quite a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment