Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

126 reviews

mthornburg13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

I don't usually read the male perspective so if that's not your view, skip to The Maidens. Some parts were a little predictable so these two things gave it a 4.25 for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Sexual harassment

klandry98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident

ellekiriel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

I often figure out plot twists early on and can put together murder mystery patterns pretty well, but I honestly didn’t expect this one! Definitely a page turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Sexual content

soph_luu12's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

audreyxine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I forfeited sleep and personal hygiene for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

aprose's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Death of parent

daybreakreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense 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

1.75

The problem with boasting about a book's Shocking Twist from the get-go is that you put your reader on guard for it, and it distracts from the picking up clues organically. This is especially annoying when the writing is only mediocre, so picking up upon the clues is not as logical and satisfying as it is a better-written work. (AND if you don't pick up on what the author is putting down because you haven't been primed to, the book's structure doesn't make a lot of sense - see my friend's DNF review stating how he didn't understand why the psychologist was the man focus given the title and the blurb, and how that made him put it down).

Also, I have a psychology degree and a personal hatred of Freud and heavily Freudian-psychology. This would probably not bother most people (Farber fits with the pop culture ideas of a psychologist) but it bothers me. His internal monologues are annoying. 

Alicia and her art, and how she relates her art to her traumas, are the best things about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

-Specifically a graphic eye injury -Takes place in a psychiatric ward for violent women

fi_nikki's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment