Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

27 reviews

thatchickengirl23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, and Death

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Animal death, and Infidelity

katelynreynolds's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death

_rowan_'s review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

river_dithers's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely adore this text. As a queer church kid it's all too relatable (although not to Jeanette's extreme!) I read it in one day as it moves quickly, and some of the quotes are truly exceptional! I also enjoyed the references to Arthurian Legend, specifically Sir Percival.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

zotty's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

michmoo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Outing, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Lesbophobia

blackberryjambaby's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexism, Misogyny, Confinement, Abandonment, and Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

therosepages's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal death

balth_the_chaotic_good's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Outing, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Did I love this book? Yes. Did I understand this book? Far from it. Brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia