Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

4 reviews

janwe's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

marensorber's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Racism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

maddalenacesco's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

mr dick diver living up to his name

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Ableism, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Cursing, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Medical content, and Sexual content

davidrb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.0

Not his finest. Could stand to lose 100 pages or so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship