Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Jumalat juhlivat öisin by Donna Tartt

271 reviews

alida_f's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

ajasmine's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Antisemitism

clockworkstars's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

codifyy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Until the last 1/4 of the novel, I was a little disinterested. I always found the intricacies of the characters interesting and I found their different traits humourous. Some parts were challenging because Richard is an unreliable narrator so I had to try to navigate the truth. I don't think that any of the characters are inherently evil but they're all people with both positive and negative traits; although their negative traits tend to shine through more especially towards the end. The last 1/4 of the book is fast-paced as it all begins to unravel and Richard loses some more of his naivety. I thought that the writing was beautiful and the structure was perfect. Richard's morbid longing for the picturesque became more prevalent when the book started with a death and ended with a death yet both were narrated suspensefully and poetically. Charles and Camilla's relationship is shocking and my jaw physically dropped at how the novel ended. For some reason, I felt the ending of the epilogue to be slightly disappointing. The similarities in Henry and Julian's characters are interesting but how their traits are exhibited differently is beautifully complex. I was horrified by how blunt Henry had become with his thoughts by the end but his character is so intriguing. I think I pitied Richard and Francis the most. I really didn't expect my opinion to have changed so rapidly but I'm glad it did. I might read it again one day but I would probably be more likely to return to certain pivotal points and poignant quotes that I appreciated the most. Also, the fact that everyone was left to deal with the emotional consequences of their actions which were heavily influenced by Henry but Henry had the power to give himself a triumphant end! And when Richard was shot literally no one cared! It’s obvious and purposely done that the character’s are self-centred and Richard was unimportant to them in the grand scheme of things but that made it really obvious and heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

storyofmyshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kriee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

eliever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

well. that was a ride

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, and Death of parent

cviii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

bookish_kori's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Genuinely just so much alcoholism and cocaine consumption, as well as substance abuse with any number of unprescribed prescription medications mixed with both of the above.

jennboyack_scott's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, and Racism