Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl

2 reviews

batmayne_reads's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Deeply disturbing how a man steals a womens pet to gain her love. Dahl is know for a child like horror/uncomfortable atmosphere but if it wasnt for the P.S at the end i wouldve gave it less then 1 star. Theres also a "teaching moment" in the beginning when Dahl tried to give history on tortoises being brought into europe from north africa, seemed very unsettling and didnt add anything to the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

The man stalks the women Steals her pet Has hundreds of turtles uncared for properly, that r used and returned along with the womens original pet Women is manipulated and gaslighted to point of total foolery

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

1.5

1.5 Stars
CAWPILE = 1.86

This was bad. This is a story that is meant for young children but I would not let a child read this.  That's not something that I think I have ever mentioned in a review before because I believe that people should read what they want. 

This teaches people that the way to get other people to like

(and marry)

them is to lie to and deceive them. It's a story of obsession that has a good ending for the obsessive and deceitful person. It also paints Mrs Silver as a "dumb blonde" who isn't aware of what goes on around her thus implying that you can lie and deceive people and get away with it. I did enjoy the illustrations though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, and Toxic relationship