Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Everything Under by Daisy Johnson

20 reviews

nm25's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Dementia

Moderate: Child death

booksandbabble's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

spookyaz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Murder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Violence, and Transphobia

vohak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I am glad I read it but will probably stick to Johnson's short stories moving forward. An oedipal retelling in 20th/21st century England. A beautifully written but difficult book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Abandonment, and Incest

Moderate: Alcoholism and Blood

megwoods's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad

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

3.5

I found the book frustrating at first as it was very slow to get into and confusing to follow.  But I loved the ending, I did not expect the twist.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death of parent, Deadnaming, Abandonment, and Murder

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

Surprisingly suspenseful

‘Anything can be lost if you try hard enough’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Animal death, Death of parent, Dementia, Self harm, and Suicide

imds's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Dementia, Incest, Infertility, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, and Dysphoria

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Dementia

Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

bugle's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Dementia

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Cancer

ohboysidd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I really loved the world this was in and found the idea of River life very interesting. However…. 

I started to lose faith in the story when it was becoming obvious that Marcus and Sarah were related, and also remembering that Marcus was a minor. I really feel like that was unnecessary in the story, and will pretty much always feel that way when stories try to include incest or pedophilia as if it’s profound. It marred what was a touching and emotional story about finding your lost mother who has Alzheimer’s. 

 

With that being said I still enjoyed the style of writing and would be willing to give other works by the author a chance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Self harm, Death, Grief, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest