Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

3 reviews

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This highly cinematic novel definitely has highs and lows. It’s a fascinating exploration of the connection between time and memory. For a long time I was completely riveted by this but I hit a wall at the 75% mark. One of the main issues the book has is that set up takes so much time and the repetition (yes, that’s in the title but still) get old fast. I found myself almost forcing the reading through some bits. But the overall story is pretty amazing! It was definitely worth the read and I had a much better opinion by the end of the book. If you like movies and/or thrillers you will love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Dementia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Violence, War, Child death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Vomit

dannythestreet's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Self harm, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Car accident, Dementia, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, War, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, and Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Cursing