Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Cleopatra en Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

13 reviews

and_abigail's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

really excellent and stunningly written. the only reason it’s not five stars is because i think the author tried to touch on too many subjects (queer identity, racial identity, fat phobia) without going deeper into any of them. we got these characters perspectives for one or two chapters and never really fleshed out their issues in a meaningful way, esp with Quentin. otherwise it was very very good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Physical abuse

lenaboving's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Minor: Physical abuse

sib_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy