Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

17 reviews

junothan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, Abandonment, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, and Abortion

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, War, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Abortion, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

emkat1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

 I'm very unsure of how to rate this book. The writing itself was great, but the subject matter was difficult for me to listen to/read when I know that the author is a white man. A white man who has degrees and has worked in Japan, but still. If I didn't know who the author was, my rating would most likely be higher but I'm hesitate because it's just creepy to read about a young girl's "virginity" being sold to the highest bidder. After doing some research on how the book was written, the author was also sued by the geisha that he interviewed because he promised to keep her identity anonymous, but listed her in his sources anyways and she was receiving death threats from past clients. I think I'll be picking up her book soon so I can know her side of things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, and Death of parent

daisiesandbees's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death

spookily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

grayscale08's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Body shaming

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol

sophiagl's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, and Self harm