Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

77 reviews

dannothedino's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Ableism, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Infidelity, and Medical trauma

menglert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I cannot remember who or where recommended this to me but I was not expecting it to be so sad. Maybe it was just a bad time for me to read this but I just ... bleh. It wasn't even like... cathartic sad. It was just sad. 

Definitely check out the content warnings before reading this one because some of them came out of left field. I'm usually a horror/thriller reader, but there were a few scenes that were so jarringly dropped into this story that I got uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, and Bullying

emglange's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Car accident, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, and Drug use

buckleburyfairie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I was nervous because this book is longer than anything I've read in awhile, but it has been recommended to me many times and I'm so happy I read it! I didn't want it to end. The author's vocabulary is superb. I learned so many delicious words reading this book. Some of the best writing about a disability I have ever read. I relished the passages about Sam's time with his mom and grandparents. By the end of the book, I found myself thinking about friends I haven't talked to awhile, and wanting to catch up with them. I hope this book encourages other readers to reach out to old friends, too. 

Definite content warning about a professor/freshman student relationship that has nonconsensual BDSM aspects, and a separate content warning for gun violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Blood, and Abandonment

setaggu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Biphobia, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Eating disorder

scifi_rat's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Antisemitism, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Blood

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Racial slurs, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Genocide, Vomit, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

leselydi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness and Eating disorder

natrix's review against another edition

informative 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

1.0

It started out really good, but from there it went downhill.. I don't know what the author wanted me to get out of this book. It's just a list of seemingly random events, touching on a lot of problems in society, but so lazily done.. It is never developed in a way that makes me feel invested.. Then suddenly there is a whole new set of characters, that are never really introduced that have a major role in the biggest plotpoint... It's just a mess..

And normally I don't rate book 1 star if it kept my interest long enough, but I will redact some points for 

Spoiler

using a false narrative used by anti-abortion groups (remorse and grieve of losing 'a child') as a throwaway line that is not even important and are never even revisited in the story at all..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Car accident, and Homophobia

Moderate: Abortion

nanc_282's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Ableism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship