Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

56 reviews

violetbooklover's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Gaslighting

kate_arts's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging hopeful tense 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: N/A

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If the House in the cerulean sea is the subtext this book is the title page. All the same themes were there but with a whole lot less fluff to hide the point of the story. In many ways this book felt like a bunch of intertwining vignettes about the Baker-Parnassus family and the moral questions surrounding living in a society. This book did take me a while to get into but I’m glad I did. I do think that everything was wrapped up a little too neatly that things are never that uncomplicated in the real world. It was nice to pretend, though. I wish we got more Linus/Arthur moments. We got some and they were good, but I just wish we were shown the part of their relationship that is built not on the kids, even though that is very cute. I also haven’t laughed out loud that much to a book in a while. I love Chauncey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation

evilo_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: Yes

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You know the book is good when you sob for the last 50 pages

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting

tetedump's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation

tspice24's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Gaslighting

ellie_1997's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Xenophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War

candisita's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting

mbenfield21's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death of parent

cj13's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Blood, Death of parent

adrianereilly's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism