Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

12 reviews

radtj's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The story felt kind of repetitive, but I did enjoy

when the tables were turned and Teo got the shit beat out of him lmao.

Interesting premise, but the ending felt like a cop out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

wynplus1's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Beautifully written! Incredibly stressful!

I will say though, I do think it could've done without that last chapter. The chapter before that felt like a solid ending enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny and Rape

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

anntokki's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

read this for a book club with friends, not for me and I didn’t like it 🥴

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

detrasystem's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

erennebe's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

__helena__'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol

ashley__reads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book infuriated me in the best way possible. Following Teo, a young medical student  that is taking care of his paraplegic mother meets a young woman named Clarice at a barbecue. He becomes so obsessed with the that he abducts her and their journey across Brazil begins.

First of all, Teo is an absolute psychopath. Throughout the entirety of this book, my mind was completely wrecked and I just kept thinking, ‘this man is a psychopath who genuinely thinks what he’s doing is out of the goodness of his heart’ think Joe Goldberg amped up to one hundred. The writing was intense, it kept me on the edge of my seat but it irritated me the entire time and there were points I’m surprised I didn’t toss this book against the wall and scream at the top of my lungs, especially due to the last two chapters of the book. A classic abduction thriller turned on its head, and some parts made me cringe out of pure disgust, but I absolutely loved every second of this incredibly wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

thenonbinaryc's review against another edition

3.0

Would have been a great book if not for the ableism. 
The correct language for people with dwarfism is people first language or ‘little people’. A lot of people with dwarfism dislike the term dwarf because it plays into the Disney mythical creature ideology that’s both dehumanising and greatly infantilising. The author also repeatedly talks about how disabled people are burdens. And also made a comment about how pathetic it was that someone ‘looked like an Indian’. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

ninafrancis's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident

beesbookss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book up until the last chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism