Reviews tagging Forced institutionalization

Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke

19 reviews

aklovekorn's review

adventurous mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Child death, Cursing, and Homophobia

Minor: Excrement, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Homophobia warning is for what reads to me as the predatory gay stereotype.

nebraskanwriter's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Dementia, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

abbiewhitehead's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

hannahbailey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

There are some interesting ideas and solid writing here. I loved the descriptions of the 'house'. I particularly enjoyed the idea that some things seem so unbelievable that the real truth remains buried. How much of stuff irl do we find too outlandish to be true that actually is in fact, completely real? Do we have to see something with our own eyes to actually believe it? Would I not believe someone I loved if they could see something I couldn't? It definitely provoked some very philosophical thoughts.

That's where my praise for the novel ends. For a short book, it felt painfully long. I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere with the narrative, and the journal entries were mostly boring. I thought there must be a hidden message within the entries, but if there was one, I couldn't find it. The editor in me wanted to go back and scratch out half the entries so that we could get to the point quicker (I'm sure fans of this book will tell me they all mean something)!

When we did get to the point I couldn't help but be disappointed.

Spoiler

I'm never a fan of a book set in an unknown, mystical, supernatural place that is then revealed to be within our own boring world (like in an urban fantasy for example). I just find it so jarring. And in this case, incredibly underwhelming. I see its merits but it's just not to my personal taste!

That said, I was quite gripped by the ending - it just wasn't enough to improve my overall view of the book!

TW: kidnapping, gaslighting, confinement, mental illness, death, emotional abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, and Kidnapping

sunsetcity's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Confinement, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

ladykatka's review

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I am not sure why this is rated do highly. It was kinda boring, not much happens. Man talks to birds and fishes a lot while wandering around a giant mansion alone looking at statues. Not exactly riveting stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death

emilyplun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Narration by Chiwetel Ejiofor was AMAZING, I couldn't imagine experiencing this in any other way. Gorgeous 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Death

lizardbet's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Violence

bowler_hatted_trex's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gun violence