Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

18 reviews

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

sargasso_c's review against another edition

Wonderfully written and absolutely horrific.

Inspired by the true torture and murder of Sylvia Likens

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Bullying, Blood, Sexual assault, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, Excrement, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

Minor: Dysphoria

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Torture, Blood, Gore, Grief, Bullying, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, Rape, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

lilbookowl's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

rsharpe97's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Child death, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture

lookingformysax's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

The book is beautifully written. I’ve read some intense books, but the problem with this one is -knowing- that it is based on a true story. Halfway through the book I had to set the book down and take a breather, pay my respects, etc. The only reason this book isn’t 5 stars is because of putting it down. The author did exactly what he should have-pushed the envelopes further than ever before. There were some parts though that were just too graphic, since this happened to a minor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

kconjerti's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

kb13's review against another edition

I'm not sure where to start. Obviously I knew this was a violent book but I could not stomach the ways in which the author tried to give the narrator some sort of moral ambivolence and the ending message of

that really you are judged by your last action not all of the ways you were complicit in horrible things before that was ridiculous to me.

. Perhaps it felt more upsetting because I was listening to it on an audio book but I really wouldn't reccomend this book at all. If you're at all interested in this case I'm sure there are podcasts you can listen to that would give you all the info without the attempted moral ambiguity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Gore