Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

26 reviews

ezrazoe4's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is all about vibes. There isn't much in the way of plot, but the writing is exquisite. The writing style creates a whimsical, enchanting atmosphere, and I enjoyed reading it. Though, I suppose it is, at its core, a love story, and there is much less magic wielding than you would expect. Though I do think that this book is amazing, I wouldn't reread it. Perhaps it is just my own preferences, but if you are looking for characters with complex personalities, this wouldn't be the book for you. I do see why people like it, though. 

I couldn't really what the author was trying to convey through the book, though. Perhaps it is simply pure escapism, or I just can't catch the point.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, and Blood

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

4.75

March 5, 2012
March 26, 2014

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Alcohol

emliza's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

danni_chambers67's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This to me was a very slow paced book. And I tend to prefer faced paced books so it isn't surprising that I got bored and disinterested half way through. The end however, did pick up the pace in my opinion so I really enjoyed the end.

The book is beautifully written and you can tell so much thought has gone into it. However, it jumps time very often and I personally found this confusing. I understand why this was done has it adds to the mystery element however, I personally just got confused and as a result didn't build any connection to majority of characters and then couldn't even remember who they where adding to me being more confused. This is more of a thing to do with me and some readers will certainly love it.

Basically, I was confused and couldn't remember half the characters or keep track of the plot. Again though many readers will love and find the writing style amazing. It just didn't suit me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

bencaroline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent