Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

12 reviews

kit_cat55's review against another edition

dark 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

0.5

This was not at all what the book description leads you to believe. I struggled so hard to get through it. It became unbelievably graphic and unnecessarily so. None of the characters were likable or redeemable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

alex_wordweaver's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I didn't really enjoy this book at all. I first picked it up because I found it on a list of queer books. It definitely had some queer undertones, but the MC Lucy's voice/internal monologue and her actions to deal with her problems just grated on me so much. I think the only person (creature?) I kind of liked was Theo the merman and Dominic the dog. Dominic also deserved better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

bold's review

dark tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

murphy87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Just wtf.  It was good on the emotional soul searching part but everything else was just too painful to read. Lucy is so so terrible and obviously a love addict who's ex boyfriend strung her along. She goes off the rails but not so totally that you can feel for her or excuse her.  The very graphic detailed sex scenes also felt unnecessary or just added for shock value. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

highlordmads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

3.75

This book was complicated. It explored a lot of what it means to be human. It was reflective for sure. It was ugly and it was beautiful. A little weird, but fun too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

literaryinliverpool's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Suicide, and Abandonment

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Blood, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

emmersnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

addythebookbat's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

pipchiappa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

Genuinely a laugh-out-loud funny read that is both heartbreaking and hopeful. With painfully relatable reflections on love, relationships, and sex Broder leaves us with the final question of ‘do we actually need love?’  A lot of realism and a bit of magic, this is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment