Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth

12 reviews

silverbullet096's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm reading this book at a very emotional time in my life both as a parent now myself and as a child who clashed terribly with their own mother. The depths this story explores spoke to me on a personal level in much the same way the art of the main character spoke to those who saw it exhibited. I would recommend this to anyone on a journey of healing from their past. It may not be a 1:1 fit for your experience but I can almost guarantee you will find yourself and your mother here for better or worse. It's just a matter of what you'll do with that discovery afterwards. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm

zmeiat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

 Dette var en mild thriller med en vag slutt som kan tolkes som man vill. Karakterene var ihvertfall meget dynamiske og sammensatte hver for seg.

Forholdet Johanna har til moren sin gjør henne besatt og hengt opp i fortiden og en kilde av kompliserte følelser, og gjett om hun tenker på det 20 år senere! Det er også alltid noe i forholdet mellom karakterene som lurer under overflaten, men som man ikke er helt sikker på før mot slutten hvor

det viser seg at moren var så ulykkelig at hun kuttet seg mens Johanna var fortsatt liten.

Dessverre var det Vigdis Hjort som leste i lydboka og ga et for voldsomt uttrykk til teksten, noe som ikke passet i det hele tatt. Johanna lider i stillhet, og bortsett fra den dramatiske scenen mot slutten så var den typen innlesning av hennes indre monolog for distraherende og unødvendig. Ellers var alt annet glimrende. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Grief

Moderate: Self harm

hcharlie's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm

sawyertaylor's review against another edition

challenging tense

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Self harm

malinlm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

kimberlyds's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

adriennne's review

emotional reflective

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Stalking

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

linguaphile412's review

dark emotional mysterious 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: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

lorgmorg's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

First time reading this author. I didn’t connect with this book. Found myself in medias res for longer than I could stand. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm