Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

21 reviews

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Death

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Murder, and Classism

sofipitch's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Jackson does such an excellent job of creating an unsettling atmosphere with a narrator that refuses at acknowledge it. The themes of being trapped, either by family or fear are so good. I read that Jackson herself was agoraphobic which she does such a great job of portraying as deeply unsettling with so little and such simple words. This was such a good mind fuck I love psych horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder

toffishay's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Murder and Classism

mydearwatsonbooks's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexism

Verbal abuse

morgan0908's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, and Murder

the_escapist's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and Chronic illness

larareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship

amelreads's review

dark funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

ghouligan's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Murder