Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

10 reviews

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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: Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

kyrstin_p1989's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Even though I really didn’t like how the book ended, there was no other way it could’ve ended, I don’t think. I felt endlessly sorry for Eleanor. She was so relatable and so misunderstood and for Park to be taken from her when he was the only one who truly saw her was so unjust. This book highlights all the ways life is so unfair, especially to kids growing up in situations of poverty. It’s a story of young love, growing up, and overcoming social norms. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

tomime's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

There are many disturbing things in this book; Domestic abuse, compulsive lying, violence, and bullying. I don't condone all these things. It's disgusting! 

All bullies and abusers need to go to therapy to be better people. (I know they are fictional; I'm talking about their real-life counterparts)

For some reason, I was drawn to this book, maybe because I was curious about their lives, aka Asian guy who is lost and a girl who knew who she was. 

I hate that uniqueness and self-expression were teased or bullied. (for example, how Eleanor dressed or Park's eyeliner)

I can only imagine domestic abuse. I always wonder why people can't get out of abusive people, but it's far beyond easy due to the manipulation, pain, and control over them by the abuser. It pains me that people experience these kinds of things. 

Richie needs jail time!!! 

My heart broke every time Eleanor and the kids had to live and their basic needs were deprived. It must be hard to raise five children with a minimum or below minimum wage; I get the perfume; it was a luxury, but toothpaste? Oh my god! 

Honestly, I was worried in the last few pages that Eleanor and Park might not reconnect, but thank the heavens, they did. 

I wanted to believe that the three words are I love you, I miss you. Haha!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

meeklovestoread's review

emotional lighthearted medium-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

2.75

The love story wasn't doing it for me. The way they got together rubbed me a little uncomfortably because he was literally a bystander to her getting harassed by his friends. Then they'd both having rude thoughts about each other. One that stuck out to me was how she kept calling him "stupid Asian kid". Like what does him being Asian have to do with anything. Also the representation in this book towards Asians wasn't it. I specifically remember a scene where he was expressing his concerns and his struggles of being half Asian and half white and being disconnected towards one from the other and kind of being white washed due to his predominantly white environment. And she just kind of dismissed his struggles. That didn't sit right with me at all. Overall I just found their romance pretty immature (but they were teens in love so I kinda dismissed that).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Gaslighting

brittany_jean's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment and Domestic abuse

Minor: Racism

theworldof11's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Racism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, War, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Murder, and Physical abuse

cadizoeller's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts

loch_nesa's review

dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

It made me feel like I was back in highschool and the first love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Sexual harassment

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence