Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

22 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

Books have rarely hit me as hard as those in the Naples series. It may be the first time I learned that it was okay for a female character to be unknowable. It's just really incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Abortion, and Blood

issyd23's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

This book ripped my heart out and tore it into a thousand pieces!! Trigger warning for teen heartbreak 5⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Classism, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

hannahhansa's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I am gripped and thoroughly shaken by Elena Ferrante’s writing. The emotions that course through me on completing a book of hers feel violent and life altering.  I have no words.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Abandonment

jmullins21's review

challenging reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Suicide, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic friendship

gabb_reads's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide, War, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

karenaerts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

girlsownthevoid's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Miscarriage

vgp's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

La violencia de la primera parte del libro me dejaba asqueada, escocida, no quería, pero quería seguir leyendo. Y después, un perderme en las sensaciones de no ser suficiente de Elena, Lenú, Lennuccia. No ser suficiente, ser una impostora y necesitar constantemente la aprobación externa. Relaciones que te hacen crecer a través del sufrimiento.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

magdaccb71's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

These books always make me emotional and wanting to move to an Italian island. I cried a lot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse