Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

2 reviews

vanesst's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, and Xenophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Car accident, Incest, Homophobia, Confinement, Alcohol, and Genocide

squiddybooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is so much about me and my traumas. It's really quite one of those at the top that really nourishes my inner life. In a way, it's helped me heal and come to terms with many things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Child death, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol