Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo

5 reviews

ararespecies's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The story is compelling and the beautiful art of Juan Cavia will get you hooked from the beginning. I could totally feel the mood, the emotions, the movement of every scene just by his drawings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

leonormsousa's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aliwhaley's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is fabulous.

It’s not ‘literature’ but it moved me kind of in the same way that Evelyn Hugo did, in the sense that it’s pacy and engaging but it has more to say than a romp like Heartstopper.

It’s about success, and what success means, envy, competitiveness, selfishness, love, sabotage, exploitation, and regret. There’s a huge sense of the difference between happiness and success.

It made me cry, I really enjoyed it. It’s just a really good story, and the art (especially the sex and drug induced art) is very original and cool. I think this pushed the limits (in the graphic novels I’ve read so far) of what a graphic novel can do, partly just by being a graphic novel clearly for adults, and partly by having the art be a reflection of the character’s experience rather than just a camera lens showing the literal scene

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and War

bright_eyed_and_bookish's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

This is a story that made me think about the meaning of making music and the price of talent and fame.

As an amateur pianist myself, I think It’s important to take time to reflect on why I play, or else I find that I lose motivation. This book really helped with that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Torture

scgonano's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship and Antisemitism