Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki

38 reviews

rossjem's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

elsea_readingelsea's review

emotional reflective relaxing fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

zoonewrevues's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

This give me an emotional rollercoaster very akin to how actual high school feels.

kurumipanda's review

emotional reflective 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: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

shushkeepitdown's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

I was finding it difficult to read stories so I picked up this comic. It made me sad but also showed the importance of how you should avoid getting into relationship which feel one sided and the problems caused by having shitty people around you causing you to be like them. Talk to your friends and make sure they are ok too. 
Easy read, the art style and colours chosen for this monochromatic comic is absolutely beautiful. Its very short sadly but still would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Abortion, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing and Vomit

pclairx's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship

lolajh's review against another edition

emotional fast-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? Yes

3.75

Okay. So far too much Laura Dean and not enough of Freddy being a developed character and treating her friends well. Freddy’s naïvety to LD’s toxic behaviour, manipulation and fetishisation of Freddy’s race was quite drawn out and I feel like if Freddy cut ties with her somewhere in the middle of the book and the rest was her becoming a better person the pacing would be much better. Still a happy ending, just not paced as well as it could have. Would’ve also loved more of Doodle, Eric, Buddy, Vi and Mo. they were great characters. 

Also!!!!! Not all masc lesbians are like this I promise! — coming from a very submissive and breedable masc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Racism, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

spooderman's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Vomit

therese_nook68's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

nitya's review

emotional sad medium-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

2.5

Read for MLIS elective

2 stars for the story and Laura Dean's garbage self, 5 stars for the artwork

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion