Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Une vie comme les autres by Hanya Yanagihara

49 reviews

melisayasilem's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.25

You could say that none of the characters -who you become very much attached to by the way- deserve what happens to them. You feel what they feel, go through what they go through. I knew what I was getting myself into before I began reading this book, but it still hits you hard. I didn't find myself as affected as others whom I've seen their reviews saying nobody should read this book because it is f'ed up- and this could be because I read this over a period of months instead of a couple days or even weeks. Regardless, it still succeeded to leave a deep impact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Ableism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Abandonment, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Excrement

Minor: Classism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Car accident, Confinement, Excrement, and Outing

This book is not for the weak, it gets very graphic in some chapters and you might have to put it down for a bit. But it also makes you want to continue reading because you get very attached to the characters. Sexual assault and suicidal thoughts are very much present, to the point where you sometimes have to think hard to understand why the character thinks that way.

colie923's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Trafficking, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mal__ori's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic friendship, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

savanah_r's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

Read the trigger warnings. It is so important that you do. This story is so gut wrenchingly written that you will feel as though you are experiencing all the characters emotions as well and not just observing them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Classism, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Racism

uhjoa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

It will crush you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Self harm, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Vomit, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Suicide

raynaaskiverr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Sexual violence, Suicide, Body horror, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Body shaming, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Vomit

kathabooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Death, Self harm, Abandonment, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

xiang_lin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The author exploits themes of LGBTQ+, mental health issues, racism, classism in order ted to get the reader to be more invested in the characters. However, she does so quite distastefully and to a certain extent, without consideration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, and Toxic relationship

please do not read if anything triggers you can think of, is likely to trigger you

nitya_s's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

im sobbing
what the FUCK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Classism