Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

5 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

shoshthemost's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Incest, and Death of parent

novella42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Dementia

samixox's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-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

As a Black queer girl who is struggling with the idea of ever coming out to my homophobic family this book was what I needed. It is the story of an Antiguan gay man learning to accept his own sexuality while constantly being surrounded by (sometime  also internalised) homophobia while he learns to see the good in people. He's no saint and doesn't pretend to be. Reading it made me feel like I was in London. This is his story of still daring to be brave while being only human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

peachmoni's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Self harm, Transphobia, and Death of parent