Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter by Dr. Harper

15 reviews

thriftedbookworm's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

i hated just about every part of this book, and would have dnf’d if it weren’t for a book club. all the “case files” truly read like the reddit creepypasta they were based off of, and not in a good way. i didn’t find the therapist believable or likable, and mostly felt this book did more harm to people with mental disorders than anything else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

bookmark3brodi's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A very interesting set of short stories; that link together. More on the darker side this book has an interesting narrative that is easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment

ga_bby4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Gaslighting

bookish_bee's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Gaslighting

mizreads's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

Super easy to read and get through. I've always been a fan of r/nosleep so I'm not sure why Dr. Harper flew over my radar. Regardless, I enjoyed reading this! Not a perfect book by any measure, but it was a fun romp through misadventures.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting

calhudak's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

likeagilmoregirl's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting

authormelissameyer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail