Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Du bout des doigts by Sarah Waters

98 reviews

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

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship and Lesbophobia

myclutteredbookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

lyktestolpe's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

headlessphilosopher's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal cruelty

valent1ne's review against another edition

4.0

one of the few books i would say actually needed 600+ pages to tell the story well.

I liked the we have always lived in the castle vibes at the end a lot, even though things confused me a bit toward the very end of it. might’ve just been that there was a lot to keep track of though. my main complaint was that maude pov was kinda boring sometimes but otherwise this was rly good.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Gaslighting