Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Las Virgenes Suicidas by Jeffrey Eugenides

88 reviews

_charlottegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

the boys are absolute monsters. they were to busy objectifying the lisbon sisters to realize that they were in deep pain and had suicidal tendencies. it’s absolutely horrifying seeing how the boys aren’t even slightly aware of what’s going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kalinamiski1's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

A good book overall. A few parts were quite boring but I’d still say that the book was better than the movie. It says  a bit more about their grief and the abuse they suffered. The content might be triggering since it dealt with topic like suicide(duh), abuse, stalking and addiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

mayaprouseee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I usually hate male authors, but the way Jeffrey Eugenides writes its just so real. Usually male authors sexualize the women just to sexualize them (John Green) but Eugenides sexualizes them not because he sees the girls this way but because everyone else sees them this way and that’s the whole point of the story. He’s just a good author. Plain and simple. The story is a sad but beautiful one. For me it clearly made the point that girls are only girls. That we can’t ask too much from them. That we can’t put so much pressure on them. That they aren’t always perfect and we need to stop thinking they always will be. That they need love and freedom and omg guess what?! They’re real human beings!!! Jeffrey Eugenides is an amazing author and I will be reading him in the future.

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Content Warnings

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

laurelj's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

juliexkr's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs and Antisemitism

emmaiswriting's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a deeply emotional book that takes on the struggles of being a teenage girl, while told in the point of view of the disgusting male gaze. I’m still saddened that I did not get to see the girls POV in their own story, but The Virgin Suicides is a timeless classic and must read to those who manage well with upsetting themes. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

merricatblackwood's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Medical trauma

katemolony's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Grief