Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

35 reviews

voraciousreader10's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

annabelle193's review against another edition

Absolut sexistisch!
Jede Frau wird sexualisiert und alle paar Seiten kommt eine neue frauenfeindliche Aussage.
Die Schreibweise und Handlung hat mir eigentlich gut gefallen. Nach 200 Seiten musste ich abbrechen, weil ich die sexistischen Aussagen nicht mehr ertragen konnte.
Von diesem Autor werde ich nie wieder etwas lesen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Police brutality, and Stalking

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Abortion

kcjulia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Although I loved the literary mystery and setting,  the ubiquitous misogyny and violence is hard to handle. Women are not treated well in this book…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: War

vb_marie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Superbement bien écrit. Les premiers chapitres sont tellement beaux que je les ai lus par petits bouts, pour les savourer pleinement.

Les éléments gothiques sont parfois trop présents à mon goût. De plus, certaines scènes m'ont fait tellement peur que j'en ai fait des cauchemars (d'où les 4,5 étoiles et non 5).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

megw27's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Transphobia, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Incest, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

liyaeshetu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ari5scythe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

cooldudenick's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Classism

br3adstick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? N/A

5.0

shadow of the wind is a beautifully written story with quotes that resonate, and a plot that keeps you turning page after page.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, and War