Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

9 reviews

kaleegannon's review against another edition

3.5

genuinely frightening!! very atmospheric, unsettling. enjoyed the dialogue in the first half a lot, too. minus points for the ending but really enjoyed the ride up until then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood and Ableism

suicide:

character dies by suicide in last couple pages. act described in detail. suicidal thoughts leading up to act also described in detail.

animal death:

character sees multiple dead animals on a farm. another character describes in detail euthanizing sick farm animals.

aparker89's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

What on earth? That was a twist I wasn't expecting! So we'll written. So much anticipation- the ending was perfect!
This is one of those stories that seems a little conflated UNTIL the VERY END! And the end is SO worth it! The perfect amount of realistic horror, terror, fear and nothing too out of the ordinary. Unsettling to say the least! Fantastic read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Torture, Suicide, and Self harm

offtheraels's review against another edition

dark

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Suicide

bitchigo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body horror and Cursing

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

1.5

I truly disliked this book. 

The writing itself isn't that bad, but the beginning and end of this book really are. The beginning is extremely boring and filled with superficial philosophy, 

the long car ride does really feel like one, it´s never-ending

the end made me full of rage, I already wasn't enjoying this book but the ending really felt like I had wasted hours of my life,

the author pulled the it was all a dream shtick 

. The middle part didn't feel as bad.

As for the characters, I cannot stand the main one, (whose POV we always follow) I was actually constantly rooting for her death. I am aware she represents more than appears at first sight, but I still find her insufferable. 

On a brighter note, or darker in this case, I felt the tense and ominous environment was really well maintained from the half point onwards, but this wasn't enough to save this book for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, and Physical abuse

anningana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

tmartinez's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.25

This was a fun book to read with other people but it's not a genre I'd typically read on my own so I'm not sure how to rate it. The book itself was entertaining and thrilling but the ending really confused me. A friend explained it to me and that helped me make better sense of it but I wish it was more laid out in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

bookishgoob's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

“Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can't fake a thought.” Slow burning and confusing, taking place over the span of 1 evening, this book will have you questioning things the entire time. is the main character being treated poorly? is she being gaslit? what is going on? why isn’t he telling her anything? why won’t he listen to her? those are all questions i had while reading this book. those questions didn’t get answered until the very end. it’s a very quick read but the slow burn aspect will make you wonder how long you’ve actually been reading. the conversations the main characters have can be incredibly dull and boring, but it really is kind of like that in a relationship. not every conversation is going to be interesting, and not every conversation you have will be interesting to others. this book ends sort of the way that the outsiders does, but that isn’t necessarily as clear, so i recommend that once you finish, you go back and re read the first couple pages. maybe even just the 1st page could be helpful, it really ties the story together completely. the imagery was unsettling and the story telling was great. all in all, 3.5/5 just because i was confused for a lot of it and it was too slow for my liking. but it is a good and suspenseful read good for a spooky season one-sitting book or even a cold and comfy evening when you’re in the mood to be unsettled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence