Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist

1 review

vireoeo's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

If you've ever been a Weird Little Girl, this one's for you, but it's gonna be uncomfortable. My brother lent me the book and told me it was the most disturbing thing he'd ever read (more so than Let the Right One In, which I disagree with), so when I started finding the main characters wildly relatable, I got concerned. I kept waiting to STOP finding the main characters wildly relatable. It didn't happen. Teresa in particular spoke to me in a way that will stick with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death of parent, Violence, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Power drill-related violence and gore