Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Our Share of Night: A Novel by Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell

77 reviews

fiz23_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Grief, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism

kattyenn's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

befnie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Blood, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Chronic illness, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Body horror, Death of parent, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Police brutality, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Cancer, Car accident, and Slavery

Minor: Misogyny and Cannibalism

rhireads15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

sabrinahughes's review against another edition

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Body horror, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

seasonedreadings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Cancer

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

This was one WEIRD and BIZARRE book! Gross in parts too. The translation was pretty good but there were some words/phrases that weren't quite right. Overall the story was pretty good, but the book was simply too long! I think you could have told the story in about 500pgs just less wordy and less description of disgusting things. 
Some characters were lovable and some weren't at all. I did like how a few characters from the start of the book came back and helped bring about the ultimate ending of the book. Overall an okay book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Grief, Alcohol, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Body horror, and Death

aileron's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Vomit, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Genocide, and Infidelity

lautreamont's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Child death, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Car accident, Slavery, and Cannibalism

gtierk's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It might be insane to say an already 600+ page book should have been longer, but the resolution felt a little rushed to me. Information comes slowly (you won't understand some major plot points until ~400 pages in) but, at least for me, satisfyingly. Not for the squeamish, as mutilation and child abuse are depicted extensively throughout the novel, but an interesting reflection on fate/free will and the legacy of class and violence in Argentina following the military dictatorship 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

Minor: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Animal death