Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

31 reviews

lara_d's review

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

nialiversuch's review

dark emotional informative 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Infertility

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Medical content

mscalls's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Murder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Misogyny

cstein's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A gripping examination of a tragic social order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Infertility, Violence, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Gore, Body shaming, Classism, and Miscarriage

meenakshisathish's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Misogyny, and Torture

Literary fiction, historical fiction, gothic, feminist

litletters's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Chronic illness and Vomit

atamano's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Child death, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Vomit

louisekf's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Infertility, and Blood

judythedreamer's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Quick thought on story structure: the non-chronological double timeline lends itself to an alternative structure. The current day sections are in actuality the third act playing out, so plot point 2 is them leaving Ferrara for the fortezza with the poisoning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Sexual assault, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

loveallthis's review

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Rape, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Moderate: Death of parent