Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

54 reviews

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Another amazing story from Kristin Hannah. She has a way of telling stories that leave you completely enthralled and captivated the entire time. I felt like I knew Lenny and her family by the end of the story. I would recommend to anyone interested in any of Kirstin’s novels. She is a very talented writer. I felt like I was in Alaska - experiencing the story with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, War, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Cancer, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, and Medical trauma

anne_reader's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Vomit, Sexual violence, Medical content, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

veronica214's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lenora moves to Alaska on a whim with her mom and dad. Moving to Alaska unprepared is basically a death sentence, especially if your dad is an unstable Vietnam veteran with severe PTSD from being a POW. When humans and nature can be equally dangerous, it makes for a tense story. 

I'd recommend this for readers who liked Where the Crawdads Sing. It's set in a secluded environment, features toxic parents, and two protagonists are teenagers in love. For a similar book that's more on the thriller side, I'd recommend These Silent Woods by  Kimi Cunningham Grant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

peace_love_on_planet_earth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, and Physical abuse

There are no content warnings for this book, beware if you find domestic violence a trigger.

kmack79's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely enjoyed this book! It was mainly in Leni's perspective, a 13 yr old girl pulled to Alaska when her father came back from being a POW in the Vietnam War, and he came back a very different person! Leni and her mother walk on eggshells to try to keep him happy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, War, and Child abuse

moirakoskey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting and Confinement

erinmasterson's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Minor: Terminal illness, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

koshe1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

hugsy85's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

One of the best books I have read. Kristin Hannah really has a way of making you feel every kind of emotion and I loved the way she spent time describing Alaska, the importance of community and friendship as well as the complexities of love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, War, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

nc_unknown_user's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, War, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cancer, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy