Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Demain, et demain, et demain by Gabrielle Zevin

409 reviews

raqui's review against another edition

this went from mediocre to not bad to awful 
the last half of the book takes a weird turn and all the empathy i had for sam dissappeared
also fuck dov and fuck how nonchalantly the author treats his abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

lisettemarie's review against another edition

emotional sad

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

whiskeywoman79's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Fiction / Contemporary / Romance / Historical Fiction 

TW:  Suicide, Grief, SA if not rape as BDSM needs to be consensual even if the victim tries to make themselves indifferent, cheating, homophobia, drug use, car accident, toxic relationships, gun violence. There are so many...

This was one of those books. It was a hard read. I am happy I read it, but I am not sure I liked it. I will definitely think about it for a while. I am not sure it was meant to be enjoyed? Or thought-provoking? Or just to relive the past? I failed in the 400 pages to ever find a purpose or moral of the story, aside from '2 selfish people should continue to forgive each other over and over and over...' 

I also found it difficult to like many of the characters. Yet the nostalgia of it all allowed me to fit myself into the story and see the world through their eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism

jordanmkelly's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

frivolousclaw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

just really disliked the beginning

especially w the power imbalance w sadie and dov.

honestly found sadie and sam annoying in their 20s. they're kind of terrible actually. but pretty sure that was the point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

lo_the_wren's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

This was one that I couldn’t put down. At once ordinary, beautiful, and devastating. The author did such a good job following characters through time and unfolding the simple and universal theme of wanting to be loved. Unfortunately despite the excellent writing I didn’t find the characters likable. Maybe that is the point? I still wanted to follow their story…but was left a bit disappointed. Still four stars for fantastic writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

hrhprincessjasmine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

2.5

Ok I know this is an international best seller but I just don't think it was for me. I didn't love the writing style. And the ending was less than satisfactory. I loved most of the supporting characters like Marx, and Ant and Ants partner (whose name I can't remember). And I actually did begin to love Sam for exactly who he was about halfway through the book although I didn't like him in the beginning. But I never really liked Sadie and I had a hard time with their dynamic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

danpolta's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

elisacarlene's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

lulialof's review against another edition

reflective 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? Yes

3.0

It had a good pace and nice focus on a special, deep friendship. It is not the most realistic story out there, but it does not have to be. Felt influenced by Normal People (Sally Rooney) and A little life (Hanya Yanagihara), but still keeping love and overcoming challenges at the heart of the story, rather than digging a deep hole of misery. Easy to read, not earthshatteringly unique or fascinating in terms of story and language, but still captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation