Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

168 reviews

ilmariel's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

jesselopod's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Delightful and strange, a peaceful horror story where the themes feel more important than the plot, and the whole thing could be interpreted a multitude of ways. A most loveable main character and an a short and compelling allegory. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Murder and Kidnapping

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Cursing, Vomit, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, and Gun violence

apollos_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

a fucking masterpiece of a book. written super compellingly - i finished this in about one night!! i could not stop! clarke does such a great job of balancing a light-hearted sense of childlike wonder with darker themes and tones. it's really hard to talk about this book without going into major spoilers, but just know that this book has been highly awarded for GOOD REASON! do yourself a favor and just dive into it!! 

(p.s. as an ex-grad student this book scared the absolute shit out of me)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

maybelles's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Weird. But also a good time. Like stumbling through a maze and finding the prize at the end is getting out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

pieonajugireul's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse and Confinement

troldmand's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Murder, Slavery, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

oswaldprivileges's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

The best book I've read this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

caleb_makes's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Racism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis