Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

19 reviews

votresourirelit's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

angstyweeaboo's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death and Gaslighting

geerbeer's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

1.0

Just not my cup of tea. I already knew all of this, because of American Horror Story Asylum, which I would recommend to anyone who can handle scary/eerie things 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

calhudak's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Death, and Medical content

displacedcactus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

This is a graphic novel adaptation of Bly's undercover reporting on conditions at the women's asylum on Blackwell Island. If you've ever watched a horror movie where inmates at an asylum were treated cruelly, it was probably inspired in part by what Bly witnessed during her ten-day stay. Thankfully, the graphic novel takes a tasteful approach -- when the women are stripped and bathed, we are shown only suggested nudity. Women describe being beaten, but we don't see it happen. As such, this book feels appropriate for teen readers with an interest in history or journalism. I probably wouldn't give it to readers younger than that.

This is a very quick read -- I read most of it just waiting for a slightly-late doctor's appointment. You could probably read it in an hour or less in a single sitting. The black and white artwork is just detailed enough to set the scene, without being so detailed that you get lost in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

princess_kay_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

crystalisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Torture

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

itsreirei's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

100+ years passed and nurses are still mean girls

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Suicidal thoughts