Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

40 reviews

kularhi's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit and Cancer

misskatya13's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

charliebites's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Self harm, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Grief

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

my boss recommended this for me, but it was way too suicide/depression focused and way too triggering to continue to read. i really like the concept of the library though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Gaslighting

gaillypoo's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.0

There was no warning about the self harm and that would have been an easy and helpful thing to add

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Mental illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Car accident, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Addiction, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, and Medical content

saliwali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

I made it 30 minutes into this book last spring and stopped because, trigger warning,

it starts with suicide because someone is losing everything and I was afraid it would push me over the edge.

But the last category on my 2023 reading challenge is "a book you started but didn't finish," So I gave it a another shot this week. I wish so much that I had made it to minute 36 last spring, which is oddly the whole point of this unbelievably beautiful and hopeful book. Spoiler alert: she thrives.

knitwitreading's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I think it’s funny that I finally decided to read this book at a point of transition in my life where I felt stuck with an impossible decision and afraid that I would make the wrong choice. This is a story that explores all the lives we could have lived, our regrets (big and small) and the importance of the little things, how life is full of little pearls of possibility that will never expire. It highlights how we as humans tend to be focused on an all-or-nothing mindset when we can have a taste of it all. Read this when you feel stuck or powerless and you might find your own little pearls. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

meg_elyse's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Sexism, Stalking, and Vomit

cldyalwys's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Animal death

applecheeks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting