Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Southern Gothic - Das Grauen wohnt nebenan by Grady Hendrix

214 reviews

whatthegayle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

“Think of us what you will, she thought, we made mistakes, and probably scarred our children for life, and we froze sandwiches, and forgot carpool, and got divorced. But when the time came, we went the distance.

This book took me longer to read than I thought it would. I had to take a lot of breaks between reading, but it was well worth it in the end.

The woman characters were wonderful and I loved how they were all middle aged. The men absolutely sucked, and I hated all their husbands.

Overall, it was an enjoyable read about southern woman killing a vampire! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

the dog dies but it’s peacefully at the end of the book

leahkarge's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, and Classism

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

mackdaddy's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly enjoyable. Truly disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Classism

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

loongbooy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aiyam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Classism

erseg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Dementia

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

taylaclark14's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Dementia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Forced institutionalization