Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh

10 reviews

al_davies_jones's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

emcheym's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

0.25

This book was very strange and I really disliked it. I feel like I never figured out what was going on. I couldn’t tell you if this book is set in the past or the future, or the characters ages, or what happens to them. It just felt like a lot of sex, violence, and cursing and no real plot or character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Cursing, Suicide, Death of parent, Confinement, and Grief

jcue_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

1.5

This book has an interesting plot that, for me, was not executed well. The characters were very well written, however, the writing became abstract but not in a way that suited this story or the characters, except maybe Grace - at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

sc1398's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I couldn’t put this book down. It disturbed me so much but I NEEDED to know what would happen next! It was mysterious and gripping in the deepest ways possible. It was a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, Confinement, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm

nabila99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

 my first thought as i read this was: i don’t understand why the average rating for this book is so low!

the water cure is a gorgeously written and atmospheric exploration of abuse, trauma, family dynamics, loneliness, and survival as women. we follow the lives of three sisters, mainly the elder two, in their isolated, cult-like family that has convinced them that men are mortal threats to them, and that their abusive “therapies” are the only way to remain strong and unaffected. except one day, when a trio of men arrive on their island, testing their resolve. 

this is not an easy book to read - the abuse detailed in it is graphic, and the pain, loneliness and stockholm syndrome of the sisters is very heavy. i’m not a big fan of the revelations or the ending, and i wouldn’t call this a “feminist dystopia”, but i was enthralled by this slow-paced, eerie, heartbreaking story.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

dreabang's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

deezy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Self harm, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Gun violence

subtlebookish's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, and Torture

gentlethem's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Vomit and Incest

jourdanicus's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Self harm

Minor: Incest