Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

7 reviews

gigibaiao's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

A deeply disturbing but unfortunately realistic book. Very interesting to read, but some moments were so horrific that they made me nauseous. Beware of triggers, as this book has many. I loved reading this book, but at the same time it made me sick. I felt anxious and sad about living in a reality where such sad things happen, and it made me cry. This book made me realise that thrillers on these subjects are not for me, even though they have a high literary quality. The author really took care to illustrate the places and people of certain nationalities accurately, and that impressed me positively.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Confinement

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Ableism, Self harm, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Suicide, and Pregnancy

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

Everything about the book is gripping, upsetting, and unsettling... Until the last 4 paragraphs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death, Blood, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Racism, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

jenniferbookishwormish's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Racism

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Rape

ireanirean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Confinement

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, and Xenophobia

Minor: Stalking, Pregnancy, Car accident, Sexual violence, War, and Vomit

ropey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.5

One of those books that I could not put down, but would not enjoy reading again. It held up its mystery all the way through and gave a terribly realistic portrayal of how it is to barely survive through years of isolation and trauma that no amount of therapy can undo. I won't nitpick on the logistics or the occupational plot holes one of the main characters had, as they weren't the focus of this book. I would say it has some similarities with Nita Prose's The Maid but with a much bleaker ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Ableism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Car accident, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Gaslighting