Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The End of Eddy: A Novel by Édouard Louis

32 reviews

huileson's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

kananineko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book reminded me why I love memoirs. It’s a very important and impactful story, but it’s also very gross and graphic (definitely look into trigger warnings if you think you might need them). But it has to be. It was very educational about a place/way of life that I’m not very familiar with (which is why I love memoirs). My only critique is that I wished we got more at the end after he *kinda spoiler, maybe?* left/went to school. I wanted to see him happy (although, it’s true that that wasn’t the point of the book). Also, I understand that this is about the author’s real life so of course he gets to choose which parts of his life he wants to keep private. 

Overall, highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

cecereads__'s review against another edition

4.0

This is autobiographical fiction. Set in France. 
There were parts that were hard to read as the reality of class and family dysfunction sets the scene for narrow-mindedness and being more concerned with being “normal” than being curious about and loving your child. It feels like there’s a long way to go for self-acceptance along with the heartbreaking realisation that acceptance from the family (due to societal expectations/perceived standards) will not happen. It scratches the surface of class issues and lack of resources, i.e. opportunities and education, to show and embrace inclusivity. It’s well worth a read imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism

skyeuqx's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Outing, and Classism

bernard_black's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

bbrbck's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Xenophobia

meredithbrown's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Violence, and Islamophobia

saanamy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, and Incest

uuuultraviolennnnt's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

Le comportement des femmes v. celui des hommes… est-ce juste de comparer? La comparaison, peut-elle être si banale? on est tous nés différent, mais la douleure de la différence ne prend pas pitié sur ceux qui se diffèrent avec. L’auteur parle avec un language que rapproche, qui rends toute l’histoire véritablement honnête et émotionnelle. Les problèmes qui surviennent avec cette séparation incorrecte des sexes, ces aprioris sur « qu’est-ce qui fait un homme »… L’homosexualité n’est pas un crime de l’homme, le crime de la différence: c’est elle qui est criminalisée.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

blueforblues's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Islamophobia, and Gaslighting