Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Geisterwand by Sarah Moss

89 reviews

aubreystrawberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

motherofbears's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.5

Really loved this quick thriller. It was unsettling the whole way, our narrator doesn’t always share the whole story. 

Definitely check the trigger warnings on this one, not gory at all but still disturbing. 

Really liked the style of the text formatting, but it does take some getting used to. 

Overall, could not stop thinking about it, read it every chance I could. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

akatsarelis's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

ldawson's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

pedantic_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

elsakern's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wildly perfect for me. The book I've always wanted to read, but have only just found.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

peeshy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cursing, Child abuse, Torture, Racism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Animal death

esme_may's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Death, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Murder, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

pineapple_queen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia

maryclaire92's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Both quick and quiet. I found myself dreading what happens next while also being unable to put the book down. Moss’s prose is gripping as she leads us through protagonist Sylvie’s life and innermost thoughts. This is the most “finished” unfinished ending I have read, and I predict that Sylvie’s journey will stay with me for awhile; I hope she is happier now.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse