Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

50 reviews

margauxjpg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

clarabooksit's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Suicide

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

jovial_glider's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Excrement and Murder

readinglitwithbritt's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

tomas_lw's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

A haunting tale and an intriguing mystery. I could barely put it down. This is a story that will live in my mind for many years.

My only complaint is that there is a part of the book, after the central mystery is mostly revealed but before the climax begins to build where the book lost its pace and rhythm for bit but t got it back and stuck the landing magnificently. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death

It's not quite as bad as the tags make it sound though. But there's some heavy stuff in it.

shannabanana6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really cool sci fi book. The world of the Labyrinth was so cool and Piranesi's love and reverence toward it and the world is admirable, to find beauty in everything is not easy but I think that's the moral of the story here. There's also some more intense aspects too which is kind of a strange mix of trauma/sadness and love and beauty. I found the resolution at the end of the book rather satisfying although I want to know more bout how he's getting on in this new world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

tmickey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Murder, and Vomit

lindsayrae114's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The gaslighting going on in this book could light up the whole damn country for a lifetime. This book made me angry for the main character. I appreciated the way everything unfolded, but it was really difficult to read at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

ayamaro's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Death, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia