Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Beeren pflücken by Amanda Peters

116 reviews

tommelisesofia's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Racism, Dementia, Pregnancy

fitzpatrickhannah's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent

m_moon's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent

holy_crepe_'s review against another edition

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism

kathleendayle's review against another edition

3.0

sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Death of parent

sundayfever's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wanted to love this book, but it just didn't do it for me. There was no suspense or unexpected plot twist. I knew within the first few chapters what had happened, so it was just waiting for the whole rest of the book for the characters to figure it out. Love the setting in Downeast Maine & Atlantic Canada, and the characters were sweet. But not as engaging a read as I'd hoped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder

Minor: Vomit

bites_of_books's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The story of Ruthie and Joe is so sad and so necessary. I loved the writing and the complex characters. It would be easy to be set against the kidnapping family, but even with those characters, there was complexity throughout the book. 
Ruthie's journey is hard to read, mostly because of the gaslighting that she endures. I think many things did happen to her and she didn't get to have much agency, but that felt like a big part of the point of the story in this case. 
Joe was a potentially unlikeable character who did grow for me and his story is truly heartbreaking. His emotional journey was difficult to connect to at times but there were certain moments that were so heartfelt and real for me that I couldn't help but want to just wrap him up in a blanket.
I'd love to read more of Peters' books! I simply loved her writing, at times I was so wrapped up in it that I did forget everything that was going on around me. That's a great book for me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

bellarosereads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Although you sort of know the end from the start, I sobbed through the last 30 pages or so. 

Overall, while I was interested in Norma/Ruthie's story in terms of how she ended up learning the truth but not as much what happened to her. I found Joe's inner life and the ramifications of Ruthie's disappearance and his other life mistakes and tragedies more compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting

sehenry20's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting

csick22's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism

Minor: Homophobia