Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

52 reviews

cynosure's review against another edition

dark slow-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

0.5

I cannot believe I wasted minutes of my life reading this awful book. Literally one of the worst things I have ever read and I feel so robbed after reading it it’s actually painful. The ‘plot twist’ of him getting hurt himself at the end is so cringey sorry. This feels like it was written by some 14 year old cishet boy who listened to Creep by Radiohead once and then developed a superiority complex. I would rather kill myself than read this shit again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

amaliesalma's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sageysage's review against another edition

medium-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

0.5

oh brother this guy STINKS

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

ellietodd08's review against another edition

challenging 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

1.0

i hate this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

shymango's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

saoreads's review against another edition

There's an instance when reading something gives off a kind of relief but this book felt like a wall, you can't feel anything from it that brings sense of emotions, it was purely evil.

Like, okay he's sick and hurt but his inhumane methods blast you of predetermined thoughts that simply it isn't worth reading it.

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Content Warnings

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

karm555a's review against another edition

just bad, kept comparing the 20 year old woman to the 14 year old virgin mary really gross

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

charlottes_library's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense fast-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

4.25

It is good and as a women I did enjoy it because its a good insight into some very messed up misogynistic incel thinking. Basically half the book is the anonymous author complaining about his life and taking his own self hatred out on women by making them fall in love with him and then proceeding to cruelly twist the knife before leaving them callously. The second half of the book is a women doing the exact same to him. It is a good quick read that is interesting and disturbed. If you ever thought “wow what was that narcissistic sadistic asshole ex of mine thinking” read the first half, then read the rest of it for catharsis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Infidelity

1000knives's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, and Infidelity

rnarie's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape