Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

3 reviews

ezismythical's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Colonisation, Murder, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death, Violence, and War

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, War, Gaslighting, Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Forced institutionalization

steeped_in_books's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Antisemitism, Slavery, Genocide, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, War, Vomit, Violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Death, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Xenophobia