Reviews tagging 'Death'

Asylum by Patrick McGrath

4 reviews

maddalenacesco's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

woman in a dark academia setting gets gaslighted and gaslights "from dusk till dawn", in the words of famous English poet Zayn Malik.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

lxyeey's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction

giulia_bis's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault

shellyyy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

è molto bello, è il
mio primo libro psicologico che ho letto. ne vale la pena leggerlo. contiene scene macabre e anche di sesso. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide, Addiction, Child death, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship