Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

5 reviews

cibani's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, War, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

kiwichill's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Bullying, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Eating disorder, Gore, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Dementia, Deportation, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Medical content

sakisreads's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I found this challenging to get into initially, as the sentences were structured to be very long-winded. However, as I persevered, I got more and more into the story and ended up hooked 😳

I constantly felt like I was on edge reading it and I didn’t know how it would end until the final page. When a story grips you like that, it’s hard to stop reading!

It gives me such Handmaid’s Tale energy too 😫

I’m giving this 4 out of 5 stars, thank you ✨ I will also include the content warnings below 😢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Death, Classism, Gaslighting, and Deportation

paperknotbooks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

… we’re the lucky ones seeking a better life, there is only looking forward now, isn’t that right, perhaps there is a little freedom to be found in that thought because at least you can make the future your own in your own thoughts and if we keep looking back we will die in a way and there is still some living to be done…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Forced institutionalization, War, Violence, Police brutality, Death, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

kass_minor's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a dark, yet realistic take on modern day authoritarianism...told through the story of the wife of a teacher union leader ...who also happens to be a molecular biologist. Sickening, enthralling, and important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence