Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

7 reviews

emmagreenwood's review

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Vomit, Abandonment, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Infidelity, Animal death, and Racism

tamara_joy's review

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

So tepid. So unhappy and unresolved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

Minor: Toxic relationship and Colonisation

madsw14's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, Animal death, and Medical content

Minor: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

marissab's review

mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, War, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Animal death

sidneyreads_'s review

emotional mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit, War, Death, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

leahrosiee's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? N/A

4.0

“How do you know when a story is done?”
“My character reaches a point when I know he has a life of his own. I can let him go.”

There were so many layers to this short little book. Made to be read in one sitting, there isn’t really a beginning, middle or end. It’s a glimpse into a time and place and manages to show you culture, food, and so much personality with so little.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and War

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

sarah984's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

I wanted to like this book but it was so boring and all of the characters were so unpleasant and all of their interactions were bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Vomit