Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

7 reviews

gphemsley's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, War, Abandonment, Outing, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

drlisak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A combination of wonderful storytelling, philosophical reflection, historical adventure, and the pain and pleasure of being human makes this an unforgettable genre-bending book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

thehollyking's review against another edition

reflective slow-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? It's complicated

1.75

This book was much like Tom Hazard's life, longer than it should've been. It felt very context heavy, I would say the actual plot only spanned about 1/3 of the book. It could've been so much more condensed and said exactly the same thing. Most of the chapters were just fluff. The actual plot was ok. 
I've never been a fan of stories that tell you in a sentence at the end the thought or moral you're meant to be taking away from the book, and this does just that. It kind of felt like the moral came first and the plot came second.
It wasn't a bad book. It was just fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Colonisation, Suicide, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Racism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, and War

kay_w's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Colonisation, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War and Panic attacks/disorders

basicbookstagrammer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

introverted_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

bookcentipede's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, and Cursing