Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Le joueur d'échecs by Stefan Zweig

8 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

I don’t know why I didn’t expect a book published in 1942 to include WWII.  It was quite dark and definitely reminded me of other stories involving idiot savants.

I half expected everything to take a violent turn but it ended on a rather premature and abrupt note.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

theresacharlotte's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Deportation

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

Ich habe den grandiosen Film vor dem Buch genossen. Dementsprechend habe ich sehr viel von diesem Buch erwartet und irgendwie nicht ganz das bekommen, was ich wollte. ABER die Storyline an sich ist fabelhaft und lässt sich flüssig innerhalb eines Tages runterlesen. Empfehlung von meiner Seite, trotz Status als Klassikers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

ergedogan's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest

major_overachiever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? No

4.0

Ich mochte das Buch wirklich sehr gerne. Es war wieder einmal eine Erinnerung, wie wenig eine Situation aussagen kann, wenn man die Hintergrundgeschichte nicht kennt. Es hat mich sehr emotional mitgenommen und ich wollte nicht, dass es endet. Mir ist ganz am Ende ein bisschen der Schachweltmeister untergegangen und deshalb hat es mich nicht 100% überzeugt, aber je mehr ich darüber lerne und lese, desto mehr Spaß macht es. Aber ja, es hat mich auch an sehr dunkle und schreckliche Punkte mitgenommen, die zum Nationalsozialismus zwingend dazugehören. Ich will es auf jeden Fall bald noch einmal lesen und würde es auch sehr empfehlen, vor allem mit geschichtlichem Kontext.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Torture

Minor: War

poirot's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism and War

itsreirei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

emmaopaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Emotional abuse and Torture