Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

24 reviews

flovntic's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

risemini's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, Ableism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Racism

nukkoldv's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Murder

theabee's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

quietspectacle's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Visceral and beautiful (at times) storytelling but drags and feels redundant in the middle. The Naples neighbourhood, beach town, and Naples city are all described in such detail that you feel you’re there. I think most would agree the second half is better than the first. The book does a great job at detailing the intricacies of human relationships and I think it’s better read and digested at a slower pace which I wasn’t able to do as I was reading it for my book club. It may have been the high expectations given the sheer number of must read book recommendation lists this is on or the mystery shrouded around the author but there are a lot of tropes it relies on for a coming of an age novel that doesn’t really challenge upon them or present something new. In that way, it feels much like a elevated soap opera with a little more realism. I was left a bit unsatisfied by this novel at the end but I still consider it a decent read and don’t regret picking it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

kaiulanilee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Stalking

lenaricharz's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

kgorinshteyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

anna_catherine73's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This series from Ferrante is an absolute triumph, each book as enthralling as the last. I couldn’t recommend this series more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence