Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Mein Ein und Alles by Stephan Kleiner, Gabriel Tallent

11 reviews

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

I rapidly consumed this book, which is heart-wrenchingly dark and awful, but very well written and you just keep reading hoping that it's going to get better (I won't say whether this want comes to be). It is really, really tough, so you have to be up for that kind of horrific material, but I found myself quickly entangled in the characters and story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Torture, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy

madelaine__grace's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Gaslighting

jae_lou's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Rape, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

clara_dalstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Grief, Misogyny, Gore, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Torture, Body shaming, Gun violence, Incest, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Fire/Fire injury

schadmad's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Animal death, Incest, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

cursivewolf's review against another edition

It made me too uncomfortable. I want to revisit it again at some point, and hopefully I can. But it was too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

zeegy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

i am surprised by how invested i was in the book. watching turtle come to her own realization that she needs to get away. her friendship with brett and jacob. brett actually genuinely taking a bullet for her. jacob respecting her wish of not seeing each other for a year. anna being her new guardian. her sense of affection for cayenne. it's everything that made her leave that made this book worth it imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Drowning

lapuce1006's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

vinnyvince's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

rainb0wreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Look man, i try to be so nice when it comes to my reviews, but this is genuinely one of the most disgusting books ive ever read. It’s not even the relationship dynamic between Turtle and her dad that disgusts me, it’s simply the way that the author has written turtle and her experiences. It’s like the guy is trying to romanticize sexual assault and it’s gross. Not only that, but he victimized turtle in a way that tries the take all the blame from her assaulter and make it seem like it’s simply because that’s just how Turtle is. AND (yep I’m still going) the writing is so convoluted. The author writes like he assumes everyone knows exactly what he’s talking about. It feels like a research dump so he could get a load of fancy words in there and feel smarter than everyone. Strangely the writing makes the story feel like it’s geared towards men…which makes the whole conversation EVEN WORSE!! Look, if you’re gonna write about the abuse of a 14 year old girl, please do it right. This book had so much potential, and it touched on a lot of good mental health topics in light of abuse, but it’s still making turtle romanticize her assault which victims DO NOT DO!! I’m honestly shocked this book is so well liked. There are so many problems with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship