Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

24 reviews

jay_jade736's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

This is Twilight basically, just minus the wolves and vampires 

Ana is a horny girl who's main driving force is her hormones despite having gotten passed puberty. She think she's "in love" with Christian despite being only in love with his body and her romanticisation of his past despite him being emotionally unavailable and sexually not fit for her. But nope, it's got to be him 

Christian Grey is just a sad man with trauma as excuse for being bad and one sided as a character

The only reason why I'm rating it 2 stars is that the ending gave Ana some sense and Christian Grey an ending that should have made him reflect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

crystalmd1998's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.0

This is the worst book I have ever read. Christian is a toxic manipulative person and Anastasia isn’t a good person either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

sharlapeggy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

marilupch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

Nobody will understand the abuse and torment, Christian has gone through if they do not get over the sex. I love this book and the series as a whole. Anna grows and becomes strong, independent, and just amazing, while she helps Christian grow and change. This is the beginning of something intense and life-altering!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse