Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Good House by Tananarive Due

8 reviews

karenreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It's rather lengthy, which in some ways is positive (it allows for full development of characters and plot) and some ways is negative (it felt like it was going to end in several places only for yet another terrible thing to happen to the point where I was just ready for it to end). Speaking of the ending, that's the part I wasn't completely satisfied with. I can see thematically why it might end the way it did, but it wasn't quite the way I wanted it to end (though I'm not entirely sure what that way might have been).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Blood

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Death, Grief, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Rape, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Hate crime, Dementia, Drug use, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

littlelili1320's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I love this book  I wasn't expecting the ending, It is a bit slow at times, but it reminds me of Stephen King where he tends to have parts that drag but if it was cut you wouldn't know the characters nearly as well. It also reminds me of King because some repetition could have been cut lol.  I would have liked more of Marie's timeline, but overall the timeline & character jumping was enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Racial slurs

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

5.0

I cannot overstate how wonderful this book is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Death, Child death, Bullying, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual content, Racism, Torture, Racial slurs, Suicide, Cursing, Gore, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Car accident, Alcohol, Vomit, Dementia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Slavery, Colonisation, and Police brutality

Incarceration

halbo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Racism, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Sexism, Body horror, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood and Addiction

lame7747's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Self harm, Murder, Death of parent, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Gaslighting, Excrement, Toxic relationship, and Rape

rorikae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75

'The Good House' by Tananarive Due is a haunting family saga that follows the Toussaint family's home and all of the mysterious and horrific events tied to it. 
The Good House is well known in its town. Angela Toussaint's grandmother owned the house and it received its nickname under her care. But when a tragedy that upends Angela's life takes place in the house, things begin to change. There are strange happenings around the town and not everyone is acting normally. 
Due has created a haunting tale that pairs family saga with the horrors of a haunting that crosses generations. After an initial spot of violence, the story takes on a subtly haunting tone as ominous events unravel and we come to learn more about the Good House and the Toussaint family. Each of the characters is so fully fleshed out that they jump off the page. They are all incredibly flawed but their humanness also makes them easy to care for. The added element of the story winding through different family members perspectives over different years, stiches the story together in a really satisfying way. 
So much happens across this book and there is practically every content warning that you can imagine. I've been excited to read this book for a while and it lived up to and exceeded my expectations. I can't wait to read more of Due's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

keenanmaree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Dementia, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts