Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Le vergini suicide by Cristina Sella, Jeffrey Eugenides

88 reviews

melinette7's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Very well written, poetic almost, but I do not enjoy very much being left in a reflective mood like I was after this read. It's beautiful and sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

sophie_hawkey's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed how the book was written and appreciate the story told. I did feel like a voyeur reading this story and felt quite uncomfortable. While I’m glad I read it, I don’t think I will again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

minella's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mblanke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

melusinedln's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

junglejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

3.5

An interesting read given it's considered a classic. But I'm really not sure how I feel about the book, a few weeks on.

I did enjoy that the writing captured the thoughts and feelings of (stereotypical) teenage boys, and how the reader can question

the reliability of the narrator

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While I did enjoy the writing, the plot and characters fell short in comparison. I do think it's a classic in the context of the publication date and I wonder what the impact would be in today's society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Stalking

sundaybookclub's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Car accident

mollymae7's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

Great read, really wishing we could have seen the sisters view/ from the inside of the house

they only had each other especially after Cecilia died; the boys were obsessed with the idea of them treating all the sisters like as one shiny, interesting object never really understanding what they were going through or their cry’s for help, I think in the end the girls knew that which is why they invited the boy over for their last night. The parents where no better keeping them isolated from the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book kept me on the edge of the seat and was very mysterious giving nothing away even at the end. It has a great commentary on American culture including purity culture, religion, and girlhood all experienced through the voyeuristic lens of the male gaze, specifically teenage boys. How they viewed the Lisbon girls and their inability to truly see them or want to actively help them had my skin crawling which  is the point. The Lisbon girls exist on page only as two dimensional characters who, unbeknownst to the boys, are crying out for help. However these nuances play out do subtly on the page that only a true understanding of the Lisbon girls can be understood if you were, at  one point, a Lisbon girl. After reading I scoured the internet for essays, videos, and fanfics that were able to put my scrambled and shocked thoughts into a concise narrative but I have only found small pieces spread throughout it. If you were a big English Literature kid who loves to look for the deeper meanings this book is for you. A point was taken off for unnecessary racism and racial slurs which took me out of the story immensely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

mjones14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

This was a really interesting book. The prose mirrors the style of 'on earth we are briefly gorgeous' in being poeticly written. Unfortunately, it is a victim of its time with several outdated stereotypes, however I still enjoyed it overall

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry