Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Las Virgenes Suicidas by Jeffrey Eugenides

93 reviews

grxcequinn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, and Child death

Moderate: Self harm, Grief, Confinement, and Mental illness

hollysbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Confinement

ashleighlynn's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

lagaialettrice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Confinement, Grief, and Mental illness

dazedl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I like how raw this book feels. Written from the POV of boys who were captivated by the Lisbon's girls hermit life and the following mass suicides, the obsessiveness of the boys do teeters on the creep side, however their introspective reflections on the events add a human touch to a haunting tragedy. The prose is very atmospheric, and if I could only use one word to describe it, 'dense' would perfectly encapsulate the reading experience of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Stalking, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content

alyssagee11's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Confinement

rowanrelph's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Child abuse

rowanamelie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Self harm, Mental illness, and Sexual content

juliabingel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Confinement

sleepyriv's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship