Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

26 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

3.25

Meg, you owe me for emotional damages! You owe me for something! My time back! I am owed!!!

Sick and twisted! But the book isn't bad. The best part is the creative writing. Extremely, vividly, wildly creative. 

This should be a lesson to all parents: if you're a bad enough parent your family tree might end up looking like a diamond!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Incest, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Blood, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Police brutality, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Confinement, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Transphobia, Abortion, and Racism

aoi_'s review

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, Suicide, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Incest, Medical content, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

the_other_yvonne's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Incest, Medical trauma, Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

ann17young's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s weird, wonderful, and gruesome. The bonds of family and blood are blur under the light of a freak show where normal and weird are just words used by those who fear what is different. I have not been so captivated by a book in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Alcohol

katelynalice's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Okay low-key I hated this book I'm just nosy and needed to finish it. At first I felt bad for Oly but then I was like "What the fuck are you doing Oly". Boy Howdy if you like fucked up family drama then be my guest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Excrement, Drug abuse, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cursing, Violence, Incest, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Rape, Alcohol, Child death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Murder, Suicide, Medical trauma, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

gondorgirl's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Confinement, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Vomit, Ableism, Alcohol, Murder, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Abortion, Excrement, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

riverleafing's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest, Body horror, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Violence

becksusername's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is so masterfully written but I would not wanna live in this author's brain. This is some wild, disturbing shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

mayapapaya55's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction and Body horror

Minor: Sexual assault

mackenzie185's review

slow-paced

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

This is the worst and stupidest book ever written. Do not waste your time. I am baffled at all the high praise it has received. The plot is lackluster, the characters are neither lovable nor sympathetic. As I read, I felt like the author was just trying SO HARD to come up with the most outrageous and absurd characters and plot lines they could, and it did not work for them. Truly a horror and a waste of time unless you like incest and bad writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking