Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

19 reviews

hannahparadise's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

geneav21's review against another edition

dark 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

0.75

Just… entertaining???
I read it off of curiosity, but curiosity killed the cat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

universeonmyside's review against another edition

mysterious 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Manly okayish and repetitive smut (as expected) and not much happening. The kinks were a little too weird for me. He is just abusive and she cannot stand up for herself. She literally screams: „I am not like other girls and I am naïve as fuck, so pls fuck me until I cry. Still, I liked the books more than the movies, which I watched a while ago. 

PS: I NEVER WANT TO HEAR AN „OH GOD“ OR „HOLY -WHATEVER-„ FROM HER AGAIN. 

PPS: thank you for the book Paula <3

PPPS: despite my hate, I am currently 200 pages into the second book. Apparently everything about him can get worse (the kink and the gaslighting and manipulation). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

Seemed like the right time to finally give this a shot, was not disappointed. I am slightly baffled as to what made this one particular erotic novel become the absolute pop culture phenomenon that it did, but I have no complaints 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

annaofjesup's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Vomit

pbella3's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

sinreads's review against another edition

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

mahra's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I will be very blunt. 

I read this when I was 15 (too young, I know), and even at the time I could not believe that a grown adult wrote this. It reads like a bad fanfic written by a teen. 

I am not even going to get into this abusive relationship depicted as romantic, and somehow desirable. Shameful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

mckenna0628's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

Okay. I hate myself for giving this more than one star but there’s a reason it’s a best seller. The spicy scenes do make you feel something. It just makes me upset because there are so many other GOOD books that include spicier or just better writing in terms of that where it doesn’t advertise toxic relationships as incredibly romantic and something you want in a man. Stop romanticizing fictional, toxic men that cut you off from your family and friends!!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship