Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Паперовий палац by Miranda Cowley Heller

46 reviews

sam_seidlik's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest and Terminal illness

flakeyreader123's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

Whilst getting through the book room longer than anticipated, I really enjoyed the experience of it- it’s always a good sign when you aren’t checking page numbers whilst reading. The content was challenging in a number of ways, and I’m not sure what to make of the ending just yet- it feels like it needs time to reflect and percolate on. Immediate thoughts were that the ending felt a little disappointing, but in many ways I can also see how I would have felt that way if any different version of the ending had arisen (trying to avoid spoilers!)

The writing was a pleasure to read, and I particularly enjoyed the warm representation of familial love and relationships within the immediate family, with its ups and downs, whilst illustrating how trying to care for family could affect your decision making in an attempt to protect them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jadedjill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

This book was extremely slow, gross, and triggering in pretty much any way possible. It covers them all. Never been so happy to be done with a book.

carionreading's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

ju_harue's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Eu não sabia nem do que se tratava a história, e acho que foi uma ótima opção (a menos que tenha sensibilidade a alguns gatilhos, aí recomendo procurar sobre, eu deixo no StoryGraph).
A forma como a narrativa mescla momentos intensos, com uma narrativa intimista e que me lembrou Um lugar bem longe daqui, com atmosfera bucólica e melancólica.
Ao se passar em 1 dia, mas a narrativa alterna entre passado e presente, é tão bem desenvolvida, que fica impossível largar, embora seja um calhamaço.
Um recorte de uma vida e das gerações de uma família e os acontecimentos que permeiam e refletem em atitudes, com um Palácio de Papel ao fundo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

imds's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

abeebittle's review against another edition

Heavier than I expected. 
Love the narration and prose. Don’t like the execution of the plot. The constant sprinkle of trauma is too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Incest

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

elevent11's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

jacktherapper's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Death, Incest, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

velmad's review against another edition

4.5

I really liked this book. 

Very surprisingly , the main characters experiences with family mirror a lot of mine, right from the grandmother to the mother . 

The generational trauma resolved itself slightly with every generation but it was still very apparent that this is a very troubled family line. 

The author , still have a pass more than I think she should have to Elle's mother.  She wasn’t a good mother .  She was neglectful and selfish and narcissistic.  She allowed her men to abuse her daughters emotionally and put her daughters in harms way. It still sounded a bit like her mom was a wonderful person but maybe , true to my life , that next generation will come out even cleaner than Elle and Anna. 

I can see how she ended up having an affair.  I don’t like it but I see how it happened . 

Most definitely this was a difficult read to get through but it was very well wrote. 

The only marks I took off were because I often couldn’t keep track of the characters and jumping back and forth was done differently than I had ever read before.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment