Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Gece Yarısı Kütüphanesi by Matt Haig

110 reviews

mountaingirl806's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

I found myself innately drawn to the main character. I have also dealt with significant depression for the majority of my life. I have also wondered about other lives I could have lived had I made different choices, or if my body wasn't as worn as it has been at such a young age. It's somewhat comforting to believe that there are infinite possibilities that I could have explored. I've felt that immense desire to not be here anymore and this book really spoke to me. I will be purchasing the book, and I know I will read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Self harm

sarbearah's review against another edition

Honestly, I hated this book. It was super depressing, with no content warnings, and it felt like the book thought it was more profound than it really was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

jessedgartighe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

qgg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

This book was a downer to me for a minimum of 75% of the book. I kept waiting for the character to reach out to friends even if she didn’t reach out to family and she just didn’t. It was hard to watch her try out lives based on themes of that one relationship! that one friend! my cat! success! fame! It takes so much more than one person, animal or concept to build a happy life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Addiction, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

kcarney86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Grief

purplehulk713's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

This is one of the most exquisite and compelling books I’ve ever read, and it spoke to me on such a direct, spiritual level. It felt like truth. From beginning to end, it was insightful, and so readable, too. While many books with existential themes like these can come off as dense and tedious to read, this novel was wildly engaging and incredibly uplifting. Haig was remarkably poetic in his prose, and many of his quotes will always echo in my soul. Like

”The paradox of volcanoes was that they were symbols of destruction but also life. Once the lava slows and cools, it solidifies and then breaks down over time to become soil—rich, fertile soil. She wasn't a black hole, she decided. She was a volcano. And like a volcano she couldn't run away from herself. She'd have to stay there and tend to that wasteland. She could plant a forest inside herself.”

I think it cured most of my existential anxiety (as long as I remember these quotes). “‘You don't have to understand life. You just have to live it.’” Nora’s journey, finally realizing that life gives meaning to life, as Wendy Mass says in Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, and

realizes that perspective of your life is what matters, not the nature of it.

But the most important thing is that you are alive. Life isn’t to be lived to please others and fulfill their dreams. You will gain a much greater understanding of your regrets and how to resolve them. Nora Seed embodies so many of the things with which we find ourselves uncomfortable, so it’s all of us can empathize with her journey. Come, check out a book—there are plenty of lives to live in the Midnight Library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Self harm, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.25

This is a really interesting concept, and I think it does a good job being honest that life is hard, and no matter what choices you make, it will be hard in different ways. But you have to choose where to find your joy (and also get the mental health help that you need!). I liked this book for an easy read because it was a tad formulaic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abandonment and Medical content

kcruzoyola's review against another edition

reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Emotional abuse

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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: Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Graphic: Infidelity, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, and Car accident