Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

195 reviews

jessiedoodah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and War

nc_unknown_user's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, War, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cancer, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy

lindsssreadsss's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

am4man's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness

steviesnow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cancer, and Medical trauma

kjm9773's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Blood, and Medical trauma

weyheyitsrachel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

INFINITE STARS.
This book completely broke me, made me angry, made me hopeful, made me sad..... and I loved every minute of it.
Books that can get such raw emotions out of me are my favorite kinds of books. I found myself lost in the story, losing track of time. The setting of Alaska is so unique, and it was the best setting the author could have chosen for the story.
The Allbright family is broken but doesn't want to admit it.

Cora's relationship with her husband is toxic. He's abusive and manipulative. She keeps running back to him, saying she loves him. But she loves the man he was before the Vietnam War.

Ernt Allbright is a POW from the Vietnam War. He is suffering from PTSD - although in 1974, they didn't know it yet. They move to Alaska from Seattle for a fresh start.... or so they think.
This story is told from the POV of Leni Allbright - Cora and Ernt's daughter. We get to see the toxicity of her parents' relationship through her eyes, and it will break your heart. But we also get to see Leni grow up and take life head-on. She's amazing and strong, and I am proud of her.
This story is whirlwind. It's an adventure. It's so much more than the depiction of a toxic relationship - it's about found family. There are lessons to be learned from reading this book. 
If you've been putting off this book... stop it. You need to read it now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death

sahenry794's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Alcoholism

obxhokie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was an emotional roller coaster. While I felt like some parts drug on, I grew attached to this found family and had to know how it ended up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Murder, Emotional abuse, War, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

pinkiejecca's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence