Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Míň než nula by Bret Easton Ellis

5 reviews

retros_x's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

What a bleak book. The protagonist is traumatized and depressed - without realizing it and observes passively the decay of a lost generation in the 1980s of LA. Only in the end when he experiences some TRULY HORRIFIC stuff we catch a glimps of moral integrity and reaction in his thoughts and actions, but it seems like a corpse that twitches one last time. 

The prose is dry but rythmic and some really effective paragraphs shake up the intentional monotony of the main body of text. I can't say I enjoyed all of it, but it had an impact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

idaanette's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jasmine_delaviz's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

adbeyneler's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

tabula_risa's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, and Abortion

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Classism