Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

49 reviews

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Even though it is grim and harrowing, I often found myself not able to put this book down. The well written characters had little to no redeeming qualities, all varying shades of putrid muck. Finished it in just under two days and that ending was absolutely perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit

l3xi3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Incest, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Blood, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Toxic relationship

missgrangerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

THIS BOOK! Easily one of the best books I have ever read. This is one that settles into your bones and will not let go. I will be thinking of this book for a long time. If you can handle strong trigger warning situations I would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Incest, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

mrkusabi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Murder, Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

mblanke's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death, and Suicide

ohlisaline's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

This book was really good starting off, I really enjoyed the short and well-paced chapters, as well as the little flashbacks and snippets that broke the main plot up. 
I didn't know much about the book going into it and when some of the themes of this book emerged, I felt very put-off. But that's on me for not checking TW's. 

>SPOILER< Something that completely broke the tone of the novel for me, and felt borderline ridiculous, was the scene of Lori and Abby finally getting into the River Man's hut. The flaming footsteps, the pool of blood, the heavy metal guitar-playing old demon dude. It felt silly and didn't have an impact on me other than confusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Ableism, Incest, Rape, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide, Torture, Sexism, Cursing, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

nekomata's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Incest, Gore, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

sargasso_c's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Truly horrific but beautifully written. Worth a read if you can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Body horror, Medical content, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Abortion, Alcohol, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

lilmissoddity's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

1.5

This was some seriously sick shit and I don’t mean sick in a good or cool way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Incest, Murder, Racial slurs, and Rape

nicesideburns's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow. Just wow.

A serial killer fangirl assigned with a task to obtain a memorabilia and hand over to the river man. She brings her handicapped sister along and what happens unfolds to a series of nightmares.

Over time your opinion of Lori changes and you truly see why she and Edmund connected so well. The way things unfolded still lingers in my mind especially near the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape

Edmund's crimes are extremely racially motivated towards Asian woman from depolarable language to the acts itself that is later touched on.