Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Ignoren a Vera Dietz Por Favor by A.S. King

3 reviews

clittleford3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.5

I didn’t enjoy this book. It felt tedious and tortured. Lots of drinking, swearing, and sexual references. I would have stopped after the first 1/3 if I wasn’t using it for a reading challenge. 

I upped my rating only because I think writing about grief is incredibly difficult to do well. The author didn’t shy away from complex messy characters and relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

spooderman's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

psuedony's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment