Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

58 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Infertility and Homophobia

nbrockbank's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

drachendingsi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

evieolive's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Read for book club!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

Minor: Toxic relationship

darnov99's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, and Terminal illness

Minor: Grief

booksandcat's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content

ogik's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Fatphobia

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Confinement, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infidelity