Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Every Day by David Levithan

4 reviews

k8lynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

i flew through this one! this book had its up and downs for me. david levithan's writing is excellent,

however i'm not a fan of how quickly things start with rhiannon & how things escalate between them rather quickly. why does he love her after like three days? & it felt VERY redundant how on a consistent basis every chapter started with "i'm X miles/minutes/towns away from Rhiannon." creepy stalker much?

i'm also really disappointed in the fatphobic chapter and the chapter with the suicidal ideations; the way these were handled were very abrupt and insensitive. i understand why some people really hated this book (due to the chapter where A is like 300lbs & a trigger warning on the addict and suicidal people would have been nice!). his descrptions of life in a 2X body are quite offensive and i don't even relate to that.

those parts made me very uncomfortable. the second to last chapter made me cry & i was very enamored with all the different people we had the opportunity to meet whilst reading this. very clever concept, but i would have handled certain ideas better and paced things a lot differently if i wrote this. finally, the ending is very sad and in some ways feels empty. & some topics/ideas/feelings A feels passionate about throughout the novel fall short at the end which bothered me a bit. an altogether great read, but i had a lot of qualms that skewed my overall judgment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Self harm, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

d00rframe's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Blood, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism, Alcohol, Transphobia, and Death of parent

novella42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my favorite books. In spite of the many different content warnings, it's one of my favorites to give to teenagers because it's the best recipe I know for empathy. 

I turn to the excellent audiobook to get me through hard days.

Today I re-read it on the long road trip to my grandfather's funeral, and had completely forgotten about the scene where A witnesses the funeral of a beloved grandfather. It happened when I was twenty miles away from the church, and the writing was so powerful and the different layers of grief resonated so intensely with me that I started sobbing. (Luckily my partner was driving.)

I just... I keep coming back to this book because it keeps meaning more and new and different things to me at different times in my life. I know it's a young adult book, but I'm 37, and was born with a disability. As a kid I would have given anything to have A's blessing/curse. The story of A's life reminds me of the many different facets of human existence, and helps me feel less alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Drug use and Self harm

sallytiffany's review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

A good concept, a good story, but hated the main character. She was so judgy. The writing repeated itself multiple times, and sometimes was hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol