Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

8 reviews

atamano's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Rape, and Medical content

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

Nothing revolutionary in how various topics are handled or how storylines play out, but a very enjoyable read. Many characters but for the most part they manage to feel reasonably well-developed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death

Minor: Incest

microbemom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Racism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Bullying, Confinement, Sexism, Violence, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Incest, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Classism, and Medical trauma

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Gore, Gun violence, Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual content

marioosa517's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Gaslighting, Racism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Blood, Classism, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, and Infertility

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism

daphydil42's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Gaslighting

Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, and Grief

bel017's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I loved the characters: such strong, amazing, but realistically drawn women.
The setting too, was so well rendered. What an awful time and place. I'm sure the beauty of the place was supposed to shine through, but the dirt and poverty and hardship, and knowing those kinds of things really happened there and still happen all over the world, and that we all benefit from the misery of others, was tough.

Several times I had to skip a page or two to avoid traumatising content

a woman being beaten, a dog being killed

But reading about the friendship and the women's determination was wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry