Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

43 reviews

drownedinfictionx's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Abandonment

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Too straightforwardly corny for me and emotionally manipulative the way it

kills people off in the AUs via butterfly effect.

But the short chapters are like crack for my bad attention span brain, I'll give it that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

hilarylillie's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

reader04's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.25

This book from the start to finish, had me experiencing an emotional rollercoaster. Not only did this book reveal some pretty incredible life lessons to me, I found that I could resonate with the main character and the obstacles she encountered. To describe this book in one word, it was real. The feels, the downfalls of the character, the most human emotions were portrayed through her. The only reason I didn't give it a full five stars was because the ending left me a bit unsatisfied as to getting closure with the MC's plot line, other than that this book was absolutely fantastic, and will make you reflect on yourself and the way you are living your life! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Cancer

cinnakuuri's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I know I took this book out of my own accord, but I didn't quite expect to love this as much as I did. Nora was difficult to like and root for in the beginning, but then I soon realized how much of it was only her dread and regret seeping in, not what is actually true.

It's no religious book—as someone who isn't, I'm grateful for the secular handling of the matter—bit it gave me faith in love more so than my previous religion ever did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and Self harm

Minor: Gaslighting and Homophobia

jess_sabal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Something that will make you look upon a life in a different way. It is refreshing and eye-opening story. Love the philosophy part of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Cancer

bizzarley's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Not for me, personally. It wasn't what I was expecting tbh. The concept was solid and the development made sense if a little predictable, There were a few moments I genuinely related to but overall I found it a bit cheesy. I think my taste in books is just not this, which is fine, you cant like everything and I just really didn't vibe with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

madmilliner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is the hug and the cuppa that I desperately needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Self harm

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Terminal illness

theroach's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

When I first picked up this book, I was 1000% unprepared. I mean truly, wildly unprepared for a book about suicide. Granted, I did not do my usual due diligence and that’s on me.

The way this book is described as “dazzling”, “enchanting”, “a feel good book guaranteed to lift your spirits”… exQueEze me? I don’t know who decided that a book about a woman battling with anxiety, depression, and deep despair resulting in her suicide would be best described as “feel good” but they need therapy. I take such personal offense to these reviews.

I didn’t immediately hate this book. I think I got to about 80% before I realized that the author was just going to have this girl living through different (sometimes more fucked) versions of her life with the apparent intent that at some point she just going to find one and magically be happy or just stay halfway dead living parts of different lives. First of all, that’s not how mental illness works. Second of all, I feel very deeply that the message this sends to people is that “you just need a different perspective and you need to learn to appreciate what you have and then you won’t feel like you need to K-word yourself”. Much disgust.

All in all, I felt like this whole book trivialized mental health issues and I wish I could take back the time I spent reading it. Also, my spirits were not lifting Washington Post so where is my refund (jk this was a library borrow).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

the entire premise of this book centers around a suicide attempt by the main character who struggles with depression. During the entire book, you will not be able to move on from the character reconfronting different versions of their life and after each version, still deciding that they do not want to be alive. It can very triggering.