Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pacjentka by Alex Michaelides

20 reviews

kteliza28's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Wow okay I could not get enough of this book. I listened to it on audio and breezed through it. At first I will admit that I thought I had everything figured out and I knew exactly where the story was going but I literally felt my stomach drop when the truth was revealed. Either I’m an idiot or the storytelling was just that good. I was completely thrown for a loop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming

riverofhorton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book could have been so much. I have a background in Psych, and in theory this should have been something I really enjoyed.

But I just didn't. Even if we ignore the boundary breaking going on by the Psychotherapist, he still doesn't act like a Psychotherapist let alone one that had been working at Broadmoor for ~5 years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

naomi_salters's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

I think I was unknowingly spoiled for this book years ago and had internalized the twist, even though I knew nothing else about the story, which made this pretty disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anacecylopez's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

johnnytest's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, and Car accident

jamieleeinkc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

A twist ending but marked with fatphobia. I wished the fat phobic comments and notes weren’t as common throughout this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia

fi_nikki's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

bri__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I've been in a reading slump for over 5 months now so this mind boggling and fast paced book helped to get me out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

locsnthoughtz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Toxic friendship