Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

El Consentimiento by Vanessa Springora

29 reviews

mirunasimona's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Gaslighting

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder and Abandonment

tess_lanham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

The development from the perspective of V as a girl with specks of authoritative intrusion in the form of reflection, into the opposite is seamless. Even in the form of a non-fiction memoir, I still felt a clear distinction of G as (ironically) a 'character' which comes with a new set of disgusted emotions at how emotionally connected she was to him that she could portray him in such an effective manner. I find that when she wants to, her writing can be deeply expressive and beautiful and if she ever wrote a fictitious narrative I would read it at the first available opportunity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

reaga_lking's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

An absolutely gut-wrenching and harrowing memoir of the abuse that Vanessa endured at the hands of the somehow celebrated author Gabriel Matzneff. This was such a hard one to read but I am so glad Vanessa took the power back and rewrote her own story rather than the vile fiction GM has portrayed as truth for far too long. 

Not only is the sustained abuse carried out by GM so horrific, the whole underlying back story and surrounding events whereby adults were not only aware of but almost celebrated his actions in the form of his "literature" is downright stomach-churning.

This book raises so many questions on the flaws of society and how people often just stand by and left horrific events develop and fester before their eyes.

A very tough read but worth it to give Vanessa Springora her voice to tell her truth.

TW for child sexual abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

julja's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

alien0r's review against another edition

informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse

bowlofnicole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

stevielynne's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship