Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

33 reviews

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

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

4.0

Probably one of the most relatable books I've read
(maybe don't read it if you're feeling particularly anxious or depressed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Lesbophobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

stripes_and_naps's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and flew through it. I felt like the portrayal of anxiety/depression was very well written and relatable. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Ableism, Animal death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Blood, and Dementia

joensign's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

laran_s's review

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

mgmsharpe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was really good. It kind of reminded me of “Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine” and “my year of rest and relaxation”. The main character is a nice completely traumatized person, like Eleanor, but is self-destructive like the main character from “my year”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Vomit, Mental illness, Death, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Grief

sgrunwald96's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

So painful and relatable. The author captures anxiety and depression so thoroughly in this funny and heartbreaking and human way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

yleavy's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Car accident, Homophobia, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

cecilialau_'s review against another edition

3.75

Okay, so I skim or preferably avoid blurbs with books as I think they tend to reveal too much or make room for wrong impressions. A spoiler further down will explain more…
Anyway, I thought the writing was easily digestible, had a good flow to it. I wouldn’t say it’s a funny-haha kind of book, but there’s some lighthearted humour in there along with more morbid/dark/profound parts.
The main character seems at the height of experiencing (relatable, speaking for myself) anxiety-ridden human emotions. She has got herself to a bit of a point of no return. And told in paragraphs sort of a vignette-y style where we learn about family relationships for example. That she comes from a family where everything has to seem picture perfect-surface level. And she is experiencing the consequences of being completely dismissed in who she fully is and having her emotions invalidated.

I was surprised when the police wanted to question Gilda. Thought at first it was her imagination so it was a bit far out to me initially, but I was really glad to see how she finally explained herself and vocalised her feelings to all the ppl involved through voicemails at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Medical content

mahdz's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

snl07002's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia