Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

2 reviews

_david_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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 didn't like the main character but I do empathize with her desperation. 

The book is a showcase of how hard it is to get out of a bad situation when you've been dealt a bad hand. However, Lynette just often does something incredibly naive without seemingly questioning the risks. She'll risk her life for a relative small win. Yet when she gets an easy and relatively low risk way to keep some money, she doesn't use it.

I'm referring to her choosing to send Gloria $9000 back.

There could be a reason why she did it,  but it doesn't make sense with the rest of the showed behaviour. I'd at least expect Lynette to say why she had a 'change of heart' with the used writing style in this book.

All in all the book felt like misery porn to me with a character that ran headfirst into risky situations without learning much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

orlagal's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship