Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

30 reviews

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

bellebeaumont95's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Murder

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

shelbybowers20's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Classism and Murder

caidyn's review

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow, what another great historical read. I didn't know anything about this woman and marriage, but it captivated me and makes me want to read more about Lucrezia's family and everything else. It was so creeping with the way the relationship developed and how it all played out. Excellent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Violence

skyfluff8's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Classism, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

gabriellejane's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

Took me a while to finish the book because I've been reading slowly, but when I would pick it up I would read for large chunks of time. I think the concept/characters weren't as rounded as Hamnet. It was too fresh in my mind having read that this summer. I think that Lucrè's characterization didn't quite meet the expectations set forth in the conceiving scene. It felt more like middle child syndrome/no one understands me vs staring at a map and having a wanderer. I figured out half of the ending way before it happened, but still some semi-surprising elements. I think overall, I liked the writing (as per usual with O'Farrell) but the characters fell flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Gaslighting

amyw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Vomit

bexdubyah's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Animal cruelty

ninjamuse's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Child death