Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

195 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Violence, Child death, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Vomit, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Suicide

caoimhe_fleming's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Self harm

pixelited's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

This novel was a quick and easy read. How the chapters are formatted make it easy to want to keep going to the next one. The author does an excellent job with setting tense and disturbing tones throughout the novel, while making you question if the narrator is reliable or not.

I enjoyed the uncertainty of whether we could trust the narrator or not. Obviously, we are inclined to see the world through the lens of the narrator, but knowing that the antagonist of the book is a child we think that the narrator then must be unreliable.

That her perspective is truly that of a confused, grief-stricken woman who has lost everything. But, the ending provides clarity and although we have been witnessing everything through the narrator’s perspective, it all seems to be truly confirmed by the ending sentence.

Overall, a great novel that keeps you turning the page and wanting to find out more while keeping an interesting perspective on motherhood and its darker manifestations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Infidelity, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, and Miscarriage

me_rose's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

4.0

Fuck me up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Child death

rebecca_77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Grief, Suicide, Self harm, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infidelity

alangmaack's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Death, Bullying, Murder, and Toxic relationship

cdingler07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Struggling with how to rate this. It’s SO good but it’s also so complex and deep that it almost feels wrong to rate it so highly. One of the best books I’ve read at conveying complex feelings. I couldn’t help but take on the hurt of the main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Child death, Suicide, Self harm, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion

laurenstredny's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Self harm, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

lizreaderhold's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.75

Wow, this was dark, painful, and tense. The different feelings in motherhood and the struggles that are faced. This book was a quick read, and the flashbacks really had my attention. About 50% through the book, I started to hate where things were going. However, I was really satisfied with the ending. A very complex look at sanity, raising a child, and marriage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Car accident, Abortion, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Blood, and Self harm