Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25 reviews
seasonedreadings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Abortion, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Antisemitism, and Sexual harassment
vilde_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Police brutality, Violence, Blood, Torture, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Classism, Miscarriage, War, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Excrement, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
bookish_bry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Spoiler
Wasn't... Fermín wanted for murder? Clara just disappeared into nothing. even though I expected her to at least have some baring on the plot at some point.Graphic: Incest, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, War, Violence, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Misogyny
_qwert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts
pipn_t's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Spoiler
incestGraphic: Incest, Violence, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Torture, Homophobia, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Antisemitism, and Ableism
kiana_hi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, and Bullying
amhud1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, War, Classism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Torture
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, and Sexual harassment
bookwormcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Cursing, Blood, and Body horror
Minor: Incest, War, and Excrement
kell_xavi's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, Misogyny, Incest, Violence, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Police brutality
Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Pregnancy, War, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, and Classism
Minor: Excrement
mikarala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Ultimately I feel like this is a story that follows the conventions of story-telling extremely well, but without any very interesting twists to make it unique.
Moderate: Gaslighting and War
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Incest