Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Du bout des doigts by Sarah Waters

22 reviews

marionhoney's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

namizaela's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Decided to go back and review a few books that I remember my opinions on clearly.
So, the best thing about this book was the

amazing plot twist that happened maybe a fifth of the way through.

After that, the book got a bit boring. I wasn't really a fan of the

POV switch to Maud

or the

subsequent plot twists that just felt excessive.

 
A spoiler-free review of this book would be: I was really impressed by the writing style, which felt very authentic to the time period, and by one specific plot moment in the book. Everything else was fine, but I've heard so many glowing reviews about this book that I thought it would be amazing. It's a great book, but maybe not exactly my type of book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence