Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Eisfuchs by Tanya Tagaq

7 reviews

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.75

“Fear is learning to run from me. Not the other way around.”

Someone on Goodreads called this book the thorniest of roses, and I have to agree. As others have mentioned, big time trigger warnings on this. It’s vulgar, disturbing, beautiful, brutal, mysterious, magical, and deeply upsetting. Definitely a unique read, but one that I struggled with because the content is so difficult. The plot can be winding, vague, and hard to follow because it’s written as poetry. I don’t have much of a mind for poetry even though I love it, so I don’t know that I really followed all the events of this story. That said, what did make a huge impact on me is the feeling that Tagaq is trying to get across. The ending is beautiful and horrible. Tragic and disquieting. I am glad I read it, and I hope to never read it again.

“We are reverberations of our ancestors and songs of our present selves. It is very quiet in the future as it is in the deep past. The quiet. We always live among the dead. It’s scary but the quiet is our true home. This is why we must make the most of our gristle and meat. We must celebrate being harnessed into our bodies. We are a product of the immense torque that propels this universe. We are not individuals but an accumulation of all that lived before.”

• Characters: 6
• Atmosphere/Setting: 10
• Writing Style: 8
• Plot: 7
• Intrigue: 8
• Logic/Relationships: 4
• Enjoyment: 2

6.2/10 = 3.75 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Drug use, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Alcohol

Descriptions are extremely graphic and disturbing.

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

gorgeous and so painful. the audiobook was incredible, the throat singing between chapters  just added to the dark and poetic story being told

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Suicide, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

chrispybacon's review against another edition

dark 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

What the fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Body shaming

Couldnt add it to the triggers bit: Infanticide and Beastiality (bruh)

harkless's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Minor: Cursing

mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I don't really know how to rate this, since I have the feeling that I didn't even understand half of the book. The prose was certainly interesting and beautiful. I am a bit sad that I couldn't get the audiobook. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Blood and Grief

blueiris315's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide

eafiu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism