Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

86 reviews

nirudark's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

ladyofphoenixx's review

medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

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

melinum's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I wasn’t expecting to read a book I’d rate so highly after only getting through the first 30 pages. I loved the style, the narration, and the poignant way of diving into one life and zooming out of it. It reminded me of five people you meet in heaven. I love this concept and was positively surprised at how well this was done. 

That aside, there were many instances where I related strongly with Nora. “Expectations” being a particular passage inside the book that struck a chord with many, and I am no exception. Please go into this book with no expectations. I’ve picked it up solely because I saw a friend (hi, Léonie) reading it and decided to give it a try as well. I went into it blind, and that was the best choice I could’ve made in order to be able to appreciate the situations detailed inside the rather short chapters. (The short, yet meaningful chapters are the best that modern literature has to offer, lemme tell ya.) 

Anyways, 10/10 recommend! 

Heed the TW: suicide, hinted self-harm, mentioned sexual harrassment, toxic relationship, mentioned drug and alcohol abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

meg_elyse's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Chronic illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Sexism, and Stalking

angelfireeast24's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cursing, Ableism, and Terminal illness

kampbellia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

mountaingirl806's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

I found myself innately drawn to the main character. I have also dealt with significant depression for the majority of my life. I have also wondered about other lives I could have lived had I made different choices, or if my body wasn't as worn as it has been at such a young age. It's somewhat comforting to believe that there are infinite possibilities that I could have explored. I've felt that immense desire to not be here anymore and this book really spoke to me. I will be purchasing the book, and I know I will read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Self harm

sarbearah's review

Honestly, I hated this book. It was super depressing, with no content warnings, and it felt like the book thought it was more profound than it really was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

jessedgartighe's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

qgg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This book was a downer to me for a minimum of 75% of the book. I kept waiting for the character to reach out to friends even if she didn’t reach out to family and she just didn’t. It was hard to watch her try out lives based on themes of that one relationship! that one friend! my cat! success! fame! It takes so much more than one person, animal or concept to build a happy life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Addiction, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship