Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

17 reviews

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Stalking and Colonisation

emanuele_ricci's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child death, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

capucapulet's review against another edition

dark emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

tmickey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child death, Animal death, Rape, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Grief, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood and Infidelity

bruceclarklois's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

this book is really just unending shitty things happening to Tess bc "life sucks 🤪" it's misogynistic bullshit I loathe this book. only finished this shit bc I had to for class

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Child death, and Abandonment

rafalovesreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I’m probably the weirdest person ever, but I read this in school and I LOVED IT. Literally my favourite book ever!!! The characters, although very annoying, were incredibly intriguing and truly made me have to think.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Rape

debyik's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-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

3.0

Not an uplifting book, but one that is true to life.

The main character has unpleasant things happen to her and now has to deal with the consequences of someone else's choice for the rest of her life.

This is a classic that teaches and entertains at the same time. There are some fun light-hearted chapters as well as the darker and sadder ones, but overall it showcases determination and survival. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Grief