Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

83 reviews

titanium_liv's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Vomit, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Transphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

lisa00's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Drug use, Car accident, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

lovehihere's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

3.5

Spoiler

I was so ready to love this book but didn’t end up loving it. It’s quite disappointing that the only lil able main male character is killed off. I dislike most of these characters.

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

anahisa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

THE PAIN OF BEING INTIMATELY KNOWN AHHHHHHHHHHH

great story about gaming, autonomy, and the various relationships that exist between people! absolutely ADORED the discussions around love + intimacy outside of romance <3 

feels like banshees of inisherin meets the social network, but more hopeful, if any of that appeals to you!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Pregnancy, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Abortion, and Vomit

kwims's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Racial slurs

booksgoodformysoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Hate crime, Car accident, Suicide, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

vrcreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Vomit, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Abortion, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Drug use

dhutton1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I will say this book was beautifully written. I typically cannot stand to read character-only books— I find them to be too slow and boring— but I truly enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book to other folks who (1) prefer character development only over plot, (2) are okay with reading books with major characters that you do not like, and (3) are comfortable with reading books with major triggers. 

Now tor my grievances which include spoilers. like major spoilers.

Spoiler

I did not like Sam. At all. However, the beauty of Zevin’s writing is that I still sympathized and emphasized with him so I still wanted his life to be okay. Sam had gone through so much(Anne’s death, developing a major physical disability, getting an amputation, and experiencing chronic phantom pain.) I wanted him to be happy but I believe he was written to be an unlikeable character so we can sympathize with the challenges that Marx and Sadie faced with their ever-changing relationships with Sam. I think Sam’s feelings for Sadie were very confusing for me to understand. I didn’t comprehend whether it was a platonic major love or romantic. I believed it was platonic until late in the book when he said he would’ve slept with her if it wasn’t for his foot/low self-esteem. I think the book needed someone to read the book solely to follow the plot line of Sam and Sadie’s relationship for inconsistencies with how Zevin acknowledged it. explanation: I still call it a relationship because a friendship is a relationship. Due to the fact that this book was heavily marketed as a deep-dive into the longevity of a friendship stronger than love is why I rated it a 3.5. I was too hung up on that aspect to fully understand Sam’s character which made it difficult to read some portions of the book. 

Good things but still spoilers: 
I liked Sadie. I sympathized with her. She made me realize things about my own past relationships. Again, illustrating the beauty of Zevin’s writing. 

When Marx died, I was so upset and had to set down the book. It was heartbreaking to read this when you know they’re  pregnant and what Sadie thought about it.I appreciated how she handled the coma scene and felt it did true justice to the experience. It was heart-wrenching, beautifully written, and absolutely perfect.<spoiler/> Zevin’s writing was so beautiful and I can see this book being taught in English university classes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Ableism, Car accident, Gore, Medical content, Vomit, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Racism

ryankey721's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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

1.5

The basic story and writing could be cute, but the toxic main character relationship made it hard to finish. Also the writing felt like it was trying to be something or prove something that often didn't match what the story was doing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Grief, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Grief, Genocide, Sexism, and Mental illness