Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

36 reviews

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping, Death, and Sexual violence

jenny_d's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

When I first heard about this book, and read reviews that people were disappointed and bored by this book, I decided to go in with zero expectations and preconceptions. I'm very glad that I did. Don't go into this expecting a thriller. This is gothic lit.
I enjoyed the prose style. Not overwhelming, quite simple and to-the-point. It reminded me a lot of my first two years in university. Very surreal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual content

kalina2005's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

mpmajor's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Gaslighting and Suicide

vulturetime's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

Minor: Suicide

lackadaisical_ally's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

rhaase0509's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I think this book was well written, but just wasn't my preference. The narrator seems to struggle with mental illness, creating a sense of detachment from the world around her. I did not find the story particularly engaging and I predicted each of the twists.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

meganelise's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This book gave me serious Magicians meets Mexican Gothic vibes. Something is very clearly OFF about Catherine House from the start, but despite that, the characters are also doing typical college student antics (drinking too much, lots of casual sex, etc.). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Body horror, and Sexual content

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Take that review with a grain of salt. This book was super bizarre and I'm not sure I ever really knew what was going on, but I read through it really quickly and enjoyed my time reading it. I think the ending was super unsatisfying and way too open ended for this kind of story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

ballgownsandbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Animal cruelty