Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

44 reviews

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

lxghtacademia's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

wends_nblw's review

emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Vomit

criticalgayze's review

funny hopeful 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

5.0

This one was recommended to me as part of the 12 Friends, 12 Recs Instagram challenge, and I am so glad it was.

First, this was full wonderfully bright and vibrant Steven Universe-esque art that I ate up. It was also incredibly funny and full of wonderful queer community, which I think is very important for young queers to see.

The angst and the emotional stringing-along was VERY relatable, and the story had a nice Juno-ish balance of drama and comedy.

I absolutely devoured this one and cannot recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

meggiemeggie52's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Abortion

The main character is obsessed with her on-again, off-again partner, who is a toxic person that often gaslights the MC.

A secondary character has consensual sex with a married man, resulting in a pregnancy that she decides to abort