Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Unterm Rad by Hermann Hesse

4 reviews

mighty_dumpling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Hesse convinces again with a sorrowful tale of young Hans, a gifted boy, torn apart by religious teachings, elite school, the innocent expectations of his surrounding peers who do not know better and love. 

It has life's ups and downs and reads slow but steady. 

As to how you read it depends on where you currently are in life. 

For me it made me glad that I have been pushed to skill without having to be the best and that what I achieved is enough, no matter what others may think. 

Please be kind to yourself and don't burn away your youth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

Please don't read this if you're deeply depressed. It's a beautiful book but can do harm if you're in a really bad place in your youth. Please be kind to yourself.

itsreirei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

When a tree is polled, it will sprout new shoots nearer its roots. A soul that is ruined in the bud will frequently return to the springtime of its beginnings and its promise-filled childhood, as though it could discover new hopes there and retie the broken threads of life. The shoots grow rapidly and eagerly, but it is only a sham life that will never be a genuine tree.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

readingoccasionally89's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

tabear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide