Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Η Ελένα ξέρει by Claudia Piñeiro

10 reviews

pyronautphea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Ableism, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry, Dementia, and Alcoholism

mi_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.25

A book using crime tropes but tells a story exploring the themes of ageism, disability, and abortion - not to mention the influence and arrogance of society and religion over feeling the need to control other peoples' bodies.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Body horror

Moderate: Excrement, Rape, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Dementia, Infertility, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Murder

woweewhoa's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Ableism, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility, Abortion, and Excrement

kottman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abortion, and Death

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

eve81's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Ableism, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion

biblioghoul's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Medical content, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Rape, and Excrement

carmentxx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

this book really surprised me. piñeiro is a really excellent writer. the crux of the novel had my jaw drop open. the narrow minded view of the narrator is incredibly done to the point that you experience the same shock that she does upon multiple revelations. the descriptions of parkinson’s are truly excellent, elena is a very interesting protagonist and all the characters felt fleshed out with their personal lives, which is particularly impressive since the entire novel occurs over less than a 6 hour period and is not long. a truly excellently written book. not 5 stars as i didn’t necessarily enjoy it hugely, but still a good read. 

the reveal of isabel refusing to help her was an incredible twist. her pained descriptions of her forced pregnancy are described in line with the distance and trauma she feels about the pregnancy. i also appreciate the inclusion of the gay father being a horrible man. too often gay people are reduced to good people, when in reality being good or bad is nothing to do with your sexuality. the final third of the novel really shocks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Medical trauma, Ableism, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Excrement, Misogyny, Rape, Cursing, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage, Body shaming, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Infertility, Dementia, and Blood

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Death, Ableism, Suicide, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Vomit