Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

L'attrape-coeurs by Jerome David Salinger by J.D. Salinger, J.D. Salinger

66 reviews

karol99's review against another edition

2.75

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts

awenaur's review against another edition

2.25

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide

ivana's review against another edition

3.0

funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood

j75's review against another edition

2.5

reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was such a weird book for me
I read it for school, so looking at it through that lens definitely helped me appreciate/understand this book more than if I had just read it for myself/for fun
Holden is unlikeable, that's for sure, and he's the main character so you are kinda stuck with him. It's very stream-of-conscious like, which means hearing alllll of his thoughts for a weekend
I enjoyed the aspect of Holden struggling with growing up, and his views on adulthood. Pretty conflicted as to how I view him. It was also interesting to see how mental health was treated in the past (spoiler: not great).
All and all, school made me like this from a thinking perspective, while my enjoyment level is pretty low
Hence, 2.5 stars = between it was ok/i liked it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Suicide

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

2.5

funny reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship

ssgcedits's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I hate this kid, and I hate even more that I relate to his anger. I could choke him, but he lives in the back of my head. What an absolutely mean little pest he and I are. And we're both too old for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Honestly, if it weren't for the absolute vulgarity of the language most of these triggers would be bearable. It's 200 pages of intense non-stop cursing. I read it in 2014 and it still haunts me.