Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Tyttö, nainen, toinen by Bernardine Evaristo

150 reviews

pmk77's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

katerickwa's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

kathrinellis's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

Such a fascinating book, beautifully written and covering many important, yet challenging topics. What also stands out is that there are no points or exclamation marks, as well as direct dialogue - luckily I got accustomed to it after 100 pages or so. 
Also massive respect for finding an immaculate way of connecting so many stories and characters ( you’ll get the relationships after a while)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Deadnaming

whatannikareads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

writing this a week later, so these are my thoughts after sitting on this for a minute. it took me some time to get used to the writing format but once more characters were introduced i started to enjoy it! i think it really reflects how different people's lives are, and how people, particularly black women, don't fit in a box. we're all trying to make it out of this life a little differently, and our ancestral lines run so deep. i enjoyed how deep we get into each woman's life and their decisions based on the events that happen to them.

one thing that really rubbed me wrong was the ending when we were reading about amma's daughter's father (forgot their names omg so sorry). i still don't understand why the conclusion revolved around him, or at least the very first part of it. i was like.......why are we reading a whole ass book about women and i'm suddenly meant to care about the expansion on this man's life lol.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

gretchenela's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

12etw's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

emilianordland's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

courtsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Police brutality and Mass/school shootings

gaylien420's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

4.5 stars, because the characters were a bit confusing,there were too many for me to follow, but i liked that they were all connected somehow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Slavery

urfavpunk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol