Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

5 reviews

lauramcc7's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, War, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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? Yes

4.0

This was really fun! Of course it’s historical fiction and we will never really know what exactly Zelda experienced, but I love her. I identify closely with her struggles and loved walking through her whole life with her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexism, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Abandonment, Blood, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Infertility, Cancer, Dysphoria, and Racism

hayley_mariep's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Violence, War, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

taynicole2698's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I never thought the words “Scott, dear, you’re a b*tch” would appear in my annotations. It’s so sad, so infuriating, and so enthralling. The author did a wonderful job. This was a cery difficult read emotionally. I doubt that I would ever reread this book, but I enjoyed it. My biggest critique would be the heavy repetition, but I do think that it serves a purpose by allowing the reader to have a glimpse at just how exhausted Zelda must have been. This being said, I did feel that the middle dragged and the ending rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide