Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes

36 reviews

jeremie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Minor: Dementia, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

katzilla99's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

thogek's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Dementia, Medical content, Child abuse, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Excrement

ky001113's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Dementia

Minor: Animal death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Confinement

kendalsbookcase's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Bullying

leahb88's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

I was really engaged with this story and read it all in one day. The structure of the book as progress reports and use of spelling/punctuation/language was really well done. I enjoy a good unreliable narrator and I like how we know

Spoiler

things have been left out of the reports. As Charlie became less trustful of the researchers, what did he keep to himself?

I love how the author created the unbalance between emotional and intellectual growth. This book definitely made me think about what we value in people and what truly matters for a full life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sadiaa's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death

zealandrc's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

Beautiful and sad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Ableism, Animal death, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

irisandfoxglove's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Ableism

mahrie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Incest