Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

15 reviews

iksme's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

Omg this book was so dull, basically nothing happens for the first 11 hrs of the audiobook then it gets moderately interesting, it doesn't really kick off until the last two hours by which time you're just clinging on so you can say you've read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Body shaming, Body horror, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, Incest, and Pregnancy

vigil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Dementia, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

avisnoctua's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

sunfishcakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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In all seriousness, if you liked Phantom Thread and/or Gone Girl, read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Incest, and Ableism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

reebeee's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this was stressful read for me tbh, but the tension is appropriate for the genre, and du maurier uses it expertly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Ableism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Blood

Minor: Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Infertility, and Forced institutionalization