Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

89 reviews

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

panyasan's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury

victaphone's review against another edition

sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

It felt like not much happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

lcdavenport's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

issyd23's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

3.0

Immensely captivating with a disappointing & rushed ending. Gives ‘I Love Dick’ by Chris Kraus energy 3❤️‍🔥

NB Personally disagreed with 90% of the protagonists’ thoughts & actions + her critiques of feminism, consent & cancel culture in a post me too era - but worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

amandadelbrocco's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Updated 2024: I have thought about this book at least once a week since I first read it almost two years ago. It's definitely not for everyone though.

Original review 2022: I absolutely adored this book. I found the main character’s inner monologue enthralling and relevant. Originally when I finished, I had rated it 4 stars but upon reviewing I have increased that to 5. This hasn’t left my head in several days.

The ending felt a little rushed but I still found it fitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

ekg's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism and Fire/Fire injury

lottselgar's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual harassment

itsme_lori's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

sarahlukee's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked the story until the ending which I didn't like at all. Around the end, second hand embarrassment got too strong and everything escalated for no reason and got really absurd. Whilst the beginning was more toned down and contemplative. 
Reading the pov of an older woman was completely new to me and I liked her perspective and how she was contemplating what her students thought and how that differed from her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury