Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Trust by Hernán Díaz

7 reviews

lizzym126's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Medical content

kellyofcali's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.0

I...did not love this. It had an interesting structure, with very different styles for different sections, so I definitely liked some more than others (I enjoyed the end sections by female characters most, and the middle section by one of the male characters least) - but I found some quite slow. I also just think I'm not super inherently interested in the finance world, so that bit got kind of old for me. I do think it had some interesting themes around wealth, illness, relationships, and storytelling, and my book club was split on it (some really liked it, others were in my camp) so I wouldn't say no to it for everyone!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol

jodiealicia's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Cancer

zgreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Forced institutionalization

hmetwade's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Terminal illness, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

akswhy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Endlessly interesting and maddeningly ambiguous. The audiobook was expertly produced. I’ll never listen to a clock chime the same way again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, Abandonment, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Confinement

travisppe's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Took me a while to figure out how the structure worked but once I did I was hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Death, and Dementia

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol