Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

44 reviews

spookily's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Excrement, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Dementia, and Forced institutionalization

marinapaso11's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual content, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Dementia

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia

maviemerveilleuse's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Ableism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Misogyny, Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexism

kkalicky94's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Animal death

carolinemillan's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and Misogyny

Minor: Abandonment and Dementia

sarahaf712's review against another edition

Abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Physical abuse

booklannah's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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: Ableism, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Forced institutionalization

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

marisabenn's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

This book gutted me. I was so sad for at least a week after reading it. A brilliant story. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Dementia and Forced institutionalization

sygritte's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Homophobia