Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

102 reviews

gbmillar2002's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Very solid book. The author writes very nicely and in the audiobook version I appreciate the striking of sentences with an audible sound, it makes you feel involved in the story. Some of the description's seem like she used a thesaurus to find very niche synonyms  but other than that very engaging. The vibe was very 2014 Tumblr hate myself core, I am a monster not one loves me etc. It is difficult to say if this is overdone or not because the plot itself is very focused on the protagonists 'flaws'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide and War

mcloysmom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

irenemayblack's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, and Gun violence

ella_warner003's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, War, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

coryogirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Classism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, War, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Confinement, and Torture

overduck's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Middle school me was obsessed with this book. Adult me skimmed a significant amount of it (Juliette is quite the over-narrator), but was not disappointed by the Warner content. In my opinion, while not a bad book, this is one you have to get through so you can get to the ones later on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Torture, Death, War, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

thatgirlgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Child abuse, Torture, Confinement, Bullying, and Violence

notbambi's review

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

It has a lot of potential, but it's not great so far. I liked enough about it that I'll probably read the next one. The dystopia plot and worldbuilding take a backseat to romance, which isn't always a bad thing, but I did feel like what was there outside of the romance was very thin and moved too quickly to care much about. 

I liked a lot about the protagonist and the erratic voice of her narration (I know that this is apparently a polarizing aspect of the book, but it really worked for me!). I preferred the early chapters where she is dealing with her isolation and loneliness, something that I feel like isn't addressed in a satisfying way later in the book - she just sort of feels better because she's got Adam. On the other hand, he is the first person to be able to touch her, and this is the first in a series, so maybe something will happen later to make her realize that being in love doesn't magically fix trauma.

I know from the TikTok stans how this love triangle is going to play out, and I'm very curious to see how Mafi is going to play it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Gun violence

apolen's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic