Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The End of Eddy: A Novel by Édouard Louis

21 reviews

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

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

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

thesoftestcowboy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

idogrocker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

juttis's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

amkclaes's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

this is a book about growing up queer in rural northern France in the 90s. it was a fascinating window for me, someone who immigrated to France, into the male dominated culture of this country, influenced by class. through Eddy's eyes we have a real sociocultural analysis. all of this informs all his traumatic experiences - this is a really dark book - but Eddy has a way of describing that keeps a certain humor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, and Sexism

Minor: Xenophobia

milla_lebouton's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Violence

kleptosaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia