Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

20 reviews

heini's review against another edition

Joka päivä laiturilla 5 on viihdyttävä ja nopeasti luettava teos, jossa pilkistetään erilaisten ihmisten arkeen. Heitä yhdistävä tekijä on aluksi vain päivittäinen matka aamujunassa ja lopulta usko muihin ihmisiin, luottamukseen ja jakamiseen. Hahmot jäivät hiukan yksinkertaisiksi, mutta sellaisenaankin sopivat kirjan tarinaan ja olivat mielenkiintoisia.

Tätä kuvaillaan kannessa "Hyvän mielen tarinaksi", mutta alku oli rankkaa luettavaa. Jokaisen arjessa tapahtuvia kauheita, ikäviä, surullisia, julmia asioita tykitettiin lukijalle viiden eri kertojan näkökulmasta. 

Teinitytön alastonkuvien jakaminen ja kiusaaminen, kontrolloiva ja stalkkaava poikaystävä, päivittäin kuoleman ja kuoleman pelon keskellä työskenteleminen, rahahuolet ja tuntemansa elämäntavan ja parisuhteen romahtaminen, työpaikkakiusaaminen, työttömyys ja työuran päättyminen ikäsyrjintään, (väkivaltainenkin) rasismi ja homofobia, läheisen alzhaimer....

  Mutta kaikesta selvittiin. Hyvä mieli? Ei. Liikaa ja liian realistisia kamppailuja, jotka maagisesti ratkesivat loppua kohden. 

Selvisivätpähän kuitenkin ja yhdessä pystymme parempaan jne. mutta en lähtisi korostamaan sitä hyvän mielen tarinana. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Gaslighting, and Police brutality

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

melodyharmon's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

This story follows a group of individuals that take the same train together to/from work.  Through random circumstance this misfit group is brought together to become an unusual support group.  It made me realize that ANYONE can become friends if you're just willing to see each other as individuals.  

This book was endearing, and laugh out loud funny at parts! It was a slower paced book, but it has merit. The ending really brought it all together for me which made it a 4 star read for me.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

drnaynay's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Racism

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Bullying, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, and Alcohol

indydc's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.75

Delightful story. Excellent narration in the audiobook by Clare Corbett.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Medical content

emmacarroll27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Racism, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

imstephtacular's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Lesbophobia, Dementia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Bullying, Vomit, and Alcoholism

Minor: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Stalking, Body shaming, Misogyny, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Terminal illness, Ableism, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

jaja_1212's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I picked up this book hoping for a heartwarming contemporary read for comfort and it was exactly that and more. I was quite pleasantly surprised how the author managed to balance just the right amount of emotional topics and moments, just the right dose of "kitsch" without overdoing it. The multiple POVs were well done, as was the pacing (sometimes reading more than 2 or 3 characters' POVs can feel like it's slowing down and dragging the story, which was not the case here). 
While I really enjoyed the characters and following their bonds forming, I would have preferred Bea's character to be more fleshed out than having a supporting character role. It seemed/felt like she was used as a bit of a device to make the Ionas character look good and to have more struggles for her character to work with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Stalking, Gaslighting, Medical content, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Hate crime

atamano's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Classism, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity