Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

137 reviews

erenreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

to the halfway point it was a 3 stars

around 75% it became a 4.

and at the end it’s such an easy 5 star book.

i don’t even want to comment on it, it’s disturbing and impactful. 

holy fuck.

edit: back down to 4 stars sorry babes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death, Outing, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

uwubies's review against another edition

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

2.5

female british american psycho i hated it i was obsessed with it irina fucking sucks LOl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Sexism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Animal death, Vomit, and Physical abuse

Minor: Torture, Pedophilia, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Ableism

alicerowano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Outing, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Body shaming, Blood, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Homophobia

ribbenkast's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Rape, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Gore, and Toxic friendship

reburkah's review against another edition

2.75

Edited to add since I didn't see anyone else say it: I'm American and parts of this book were completely illegible to me. There's a lot of slang (British? Scottish?) that didn't make sense even when I looked it up and it's mainly in the first half of the novel which makes it difficult to get into. 

I'm really unsure about this one. I found it to be a very quick read and I think it is trying to be a gender flip of a psychopath and sex crimes while also discussing misogyny and gender roles. It does a fairly decent job, but there's something that doesn't really connect. I thought it was interesting Irina kept going for 16 year old boys after being abused at 16 but there was no greater exploration into that. There is no resolution or clarification at the end. Trigger warnings for this book are no joke. 

Irina literally raped Eddie with the wine bottle and anyone who loves her in the comments is raising red flags, in my opinion. Being abused/raped does not excuse any of her actions. This is not a "good for her" book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

kayleighr's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm and Cancer

malley's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Gore, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

I really dont know how to feel the only bit i think i liked of this was the very end

‘My mam always used to tell me that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And Eddie from Tesco is a fly, but he's got a taste for vinegar. It's like vinegar is all he's ever had from people, and now he doesn't even know what honey tastes like.’

‘I wonder what the fuck I have to do for people to recognise me as a threat… Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

haleeanns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This book has altered my personality for the worser. This is my Joker. In all reality, Eliza Clark really made her character’s voice shine through. It was genuinely funny and unique without trying too hard. I’m not even sure I can do the praise I want to give justice. Anyone interested in reading should def know this book deals with horribly dark humor and literal crimes. The protagonist is a ~*horrible person*~ and sometimes that’s #goodforher but most of the time it is absolutely heinous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Blood, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

littlebug's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

2.75

This book might’ve had the most unlikable main character i’ve ever encountered. While I can appreciate the way the author unapologetically showcases a psychotic, unhinged, dangerous woman in a way that most books don’t, I don’t think it comes off as progressive & as “girl power” as it could’ve. MC is a horrible person, from borderline pedophilia to assault to outright murder, she really does it all. There was one line along the lines of “I almost killed him, what does it take for me to be seen as a threat?” after MC almost kills a man during “kinky sex” that struck me a bit hard. I suppose this book shows how flippantly female rage & insanity is taken in society, which is why I added the .75 to my rating. MC is twisted, dark & does the most irredeemable things to those around her. The way she treats her so called “best friend” is mind boggling. I truly think the idea of having an unapologetically psychotic woman character is a good one, but it really fell flat for me here. I didn’t find myself caring about the characters nor was I rooting for the MC. Also the amount of pop culture references dragged. The dark cinema being used to show how disgusting she is wasn’t the best way to do it. It read as if the author googled “Dark cinema” & went down the list. TD;LR 
Good idea. Poor execution, extremely unlikable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Self harm, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Animal death, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder