Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Para Acabar de Vez com Eddy Bellegueule by Édouard Louis

21 reviews

whatadutchgirlreads's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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almondcroissant's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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naidansmith's review against another edition

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

5.0


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sidsaid's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5


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lianamcc's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75


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ifigeneiatsa's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

My third book from this author and I think it's my favourite. In this one he talks about his childhood and how he decided to leave his village behind. It's truly shocking at moments. I never realized some areas of France are so poor and closed minded. What I really like about his books is that he doesn't present himself as the victim or as the 'different' one. He shows how growing up in a racist and homophobic environment makes one internalize the same behaviours. How violence spreads over decades and its effects are still present. The way he comments on class differences was also fascinating to read. You can see it as it is visualize through the different languages used. The language of the village (past) and his educated language (now).

Quote: "But suffering is all-consuming, it somehow gets rid of anything that doesn't fit into its system"

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jenggala's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

Although she is an angry woman, she is not one who knows what to do with the hatred that never leaves her. She rails when alone in front of the TV or with other mothers outside the school.

oh, this takes forever to finish. violence pervades every inch of it and indeed, this is a literature of violence. barely it offers any salve to every punch it pulls. the portrayal of how all-encompassing violence is in lower-class life is something i find true to life and relatable even in indonesia.

i can see the merit of it, but i don't think this is something i would do usually.

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iirissr's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0


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imrereads's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad

3.0


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emilynavarro's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective

5.0


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