Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

27 reviews

chippedtooth's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.25

i bought this book without reading the plot since i found its title to be captivating (adding this to the list of things i did on impulse and regretted later) and i now know why the author chose to stay unknown cause if i were them and wrote this i wouldn't say it out loud either

if i wanted to catch sight of a man being an asshole i could just take a walk around the city this book really doesn't need to exist 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Cursing, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Violence

julianalynne's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

A really deep psychological stream of consciousness from a perceived protagonist with a mind comparable to that of a serial killer. I loved it, I loved trying to understand him, and I loved partially feeling a sort of relationship with him through his journey in recovery. Totally recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

cal_bert's review against another edition

dark

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

ella_mai_46's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

i hated this book so much it was awful and filled with misogyny and it wasn’t that i was missing its depth it was just boring and not worth it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

don’t read it

grayisasleep's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

this reads like a scorsese movie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

mayag16's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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

3.25

This book was deeply disturbing. I have read and reread the copyright page to verify that it was a work of fiction, but quite frankly I can’t imagine anyone just making this up. It was a good novel though. I would not recommend it just because of its gruesomeness. However, I would not discourage someone from reading it if they brought it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

klynn_fleming's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death and Death of parent

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

One man horrifically harasses women and then complains for 150 pages when someone does the same thing to him. 

So, it’s actually pretty well written and an easy read, but is there really any reason to publish a book centered on female-abuse? About how one man “gets off” on emotionally hurting women, then asks us to feel sympathy for him when a woman uses him the same way?

Aisling was truly the hero of this story. One of the biggest “good for her” books I’ve ever read, actually. I hope she continues for fuck over men in peace. 

Oh, and drop her name so I can support her photography. I want to buy her book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

kayleighoneillonwheels's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cynosure's review against another edition

dark slow-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

0.5

I cannot believe I wasted minutes of my life reading this awful book. Literally one of the worst things I have ever read and I feel so robbed after reading it it’s actually painful. The ‘plot twist’ of him getting hurt himself at the end is so cringey sorry. This feels like it was written by some 14 year old cishet boy who listened to Creep by Radiohead once and then developed a superiority complex. I would rather kill myself than read this shit again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Misogyny