Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

350 reviews

mennaesque's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

don’t read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Self harm, Stalking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Classism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

juliarenae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

good and heart wrenching but also torture porn. made me feel queasy several times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Addiction, Self harm, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Car accident, Blood, Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Gore, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Toxic friendship, and Medical trauma

evieold's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Not a book I could recommend when people asked as it is full of every trauma you could ever imagine.  My heart breaks for all the characters throughout and I had to put it down towards the end (those who have read it will know the point I am talking about) to steel myself emotionally to finish.  However, it is the most comprehensive and deep character development I have ever read in a book and truly describes what it is to love and have lost,  and what I can only imagine it is like to live with such deep trauma.  

Not a fan of trauma for traumas sake as so many brand this genre and books like ‘My Year Of Rest And Relaxation’, but this does not compare as it has a deeper level of truth, of a real life.  

A true masterpiece of what to live a life is like, and the emotions, contradictions, and trauma which can come with it.  A book, although painful, I will read many times more, and that is saying something from someone who does not reread books often if at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Medical content, Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Vomit, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Kidnapping

theresa_timber'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

5.0

Never has a book so utterly and completely shattered my heart. I simultaneously want to recommend this book to everyone capable of handling it, while also burying it deep inside a safe cushioned capsule where nothing bad will happen to the characters ever again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Self harm, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Kidnapping, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, and Sexual violence

dbsuperslayer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Ableism, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Torture, Trafficking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Vomit, Car accident, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Forced institutionalization

carla20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

caravdwalt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Sexual violence, Suicide, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Rape

readingwithfrega's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Car accident, Death, Child abuse, Self harm, Child death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Torture, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Excrement, Confinement, Chronic illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Rape, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide

1mardynga1's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Sexual assault, Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Rape, Eating disorder, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Emotional abuse, and Incest

shannon1954'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I do not recommend this book to read to anyone unless you are in a mentally good and secure space and environment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Biphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Sexual content, Self harm, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Suicide, Medical trauma, Classism, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Cursing, Body horror, Ableism, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Child death, Body shaming, Rape, Xenophobia, Violence, Pedophilia, Vomit, and Torture