Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

L'attrape-cœurs by J.D. Salinger

4 reviews

jo_lzr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book is a character study. It focuses on being young and feeling the weight of people expecting you to have everything decided for the future, to know what career path you want to follow, when you might feel as if you know nothing. 

I have seen that many people dislike Holden. I agree that he is not someone that I'd like to hang out with but I don't hate him. I don't think I can, since his thoughts and behavior are affected by things he can't control. Firstly, I think he is autistic. Secondly, he found his dead brother's body when he was a kid and has been sexually harassed many times since a very young age. These are very traumatizing experiences for anyone, let alone a child. So that, combined with his autism, I believe explain why he thinks the way he does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

seanml's review against another edition

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Excellent. A kid on the verge of growing into a young adult tells us all about how the world works. Everyone is annoying - either they're sad and pathetic to think about. Or they're phony; so full of themselves. Every except Holden - Holden who hates movies more than anything but sometimes goes to watch them. Holden who knows all about how women work because he's decided how they work before he even says hello. Holden does have a lot of beautiful points to make about the world - they're just not the ones he intends. 9/10.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Blood, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

greenrequiem's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

lea_david's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

I liked the book. But the main character drove me crazy from time to time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail