Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

9 reviews

flamesocks's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

feralbookwife's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

Haunting in every way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ldawson's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

kiddocut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fantastic quick read about a boiling family drama, framed in a setting that calls back to class, gender and academic background-and how that affects our ability to interpret  the world both in a literal and emotional sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

There is a use of a slide one time-to describe a character’s inability or stubbornness to adapt his language to modern terminology in a historical context. I didn’t anticipate it and I wish there was someone who mentioned it. It’s a story heavily about a fractured and demanding father whose daughter is just discovering herself. It is well written and I think all TW that I applied are accurate.

readersreadingnook's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

odrib's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Body shaming and Racism

booking_along's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

spaghettireads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs

sandyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

Well written exploration of history, experimental archaeology, sexism, abuse, and class differences. I enjoyed the story and the descriptions very much, but the ending was abrupt and left me frustrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence