Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Du bout des doigts by Sarah Waters

93 reviews

leontyna's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

It was surprisingly readable for such a long book! I didn't anticipate the direction it would take at all, I couldn't stop reading once I finished the first part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

moa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual violence

emulator's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

ah yes, the classic

enemies-to-friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers

arc. but more time is spent on the dickensian plot than the queer comment so it never feels like a pulpy romance. also for long stretches one of the most depressing texts I've read in a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

imds's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

heckin_hello's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.25

I understand why this book is considered a romance, but in my opinion the main story is a story about thieves and morally grey individuals with a subplot of romance.

I found this book hard to work through, if I'm honest. You could probably cut out 100 pages in the middle of the story and not significantly affect it overall. I was shocked by how unlikable literally every single person was as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

thegirlandthepage's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

susiereading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder

archiedh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

maddireads13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

sandsing7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment