Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Vijftig tinten donkerder by E.L. James

5 reviews

pomegranate_muse's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

1.0


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natfoster's review against another edition

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Truly truly the worst 

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hannahparadise's review against another edition

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

0.75


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jackie_reads_314's review against another edition

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

1.75

I understand that this set of books isn't great literature, but even compared to the first one it lacked a lot. There was little coherence between the FIVE different plots; Ana felt more childish than in the first one, and Christian was barely more than a one-dimensional character. I can see how EL James tried to go out of her comfort zone with the two thriller plot points but I just didn't resonate with them, especially with the ending. The last page felt so out of left field for me that I had actually forgotten that character even existed. The billiard scene and birthday party were the saving points of this book. 
Hate to say it, but there were far fewer sex scenes in this one and of the ones that were fully detailed, they just weren't as /erotic/ compared to the first book (with the exception of two). I've started, and will finish, the third one and it's already so much better; this is just a drag that you have to get through for the finale. 

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mahra's review against another edition

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

1.0

I will be very blunt. 

I read this when I was 15 (too young, I know), and even at the time I could not believe that a grown adult wrote this. It reads like a bad fanfic written by a teen. 

I am not even going to get into this abusive relationship depicted as romantic, and somehow desirable. Shameful.

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