Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

2180 reviews

soyboysimon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

Marked the page every time I cried. The total was 39. Thats really all you need to know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Blood, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Torture, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

bee2792's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Self harm, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction and Ableism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

c_seonjyung's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Torture, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Sexual assault, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Excrement, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

Minor: Infidelity

llayaz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Violence, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Stalking, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Cancer, Addiction, and Abandonment

frran's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

Molto molto intenso. Non prendete i “trigger warning” alla leggera e soprattutto probabilmente non lo consiglierei a persone che abbiano tendenze all’autolesionismo, perché questo è uno degli argomenti più rilevanti e che ritornano maggiormente in tutto il libro. 

Nonostante questo per me è una bellissima storia d’amore, in tutte le sfaccettature possibili; amore tossico, amore genitoriale, amore e amicizia; legami reali, profondi, problematici. 

Riuscirete ad immedesimarvi in almeno uno dei quattro amici protagonisti di questa storia o in chi li circonda. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Self harm, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

maiamorgue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Evil evil evil book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

if i even see hanya yanagihara it’s on sight. why would you write this book, what was your intention 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, Ableism, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, and Abandonment

tonia0000's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

I don't know what to feel. You don't want to go on reading but at the same time you cannot stop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

chanpatton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction

prbessen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

Well written story of misery after misery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse