Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

5 reviews

adastrame's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

4.5

I have read this book about 20 years ago in German. After reading Piranesi, I felt it's time for a re-read in the language it was meant to be read in. My experience was very similar: the book has fascinating world-building and is truly *magical*, but at times it's just unbearably slow and full of what feels like filler to me. It would have been a 5/5 with a more focused, less meandering story over 500-600 pages, as opposed to 1006. It only reall gets *exciting* in the last 100 or so pages. I still really like it, and I will definitely re-watch the TV adaptation now as well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Emotional abuse

mkaiww's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I love the use of foot notes it makes the world feel expensive and lived in like there is more information just off screen that is excluded simply because it's not the focus of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence and Hate crime

featherbrain's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A beautifully written tale of some of the most punchable men I have ever read about

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism and Sexism