Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

15 reviews

50shadesofrae's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Child death, and Alcohol

bowlingforboots's review

fast-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Forced institutionalization

amanda25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement and Violence

apersonfromflorida's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Body horror, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

michaelanormand's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

would definitely recommend! very well written with some unique takes and evolutions on the traditional fourth wall break. interesting concept and overall great read. just left a little more to be desired in terms of the horror aspect but i know the avoidance of traditional horror scenes were a stylistic choice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gaslighting

ilaxaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Self harm

emzhay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting

cheye13's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I was already so intrigued by the premise of this, but it surpassed my expectations. I don't think I was ready for how meta the story would get with discussions of "the narrative." Quickly rocketed to one of my favorite books. It's one of those that I think I'll get more out of with each reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

body horror and gore typical of zombie media; moderate description of implied postpartum depression; repeated reference to instance of mass murder, not in detail; the pandemic/epidemic takes the form of mass hallucination which may be reminiscent of forms of schizophrenia and/or psychosis, but are not literally intended to be depictions of such

aidanactor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely mind blowing. I read it in one sitting and sat in silence for the next 20 minutes wrapping my head around it. It defies every expectation I had going into it, and every genre I could place on it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gun violence, Confinement, Violence, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Infertility