Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

9 reviews

savreads28's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gore, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Confinement, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

autumnwhite's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Child death, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Gaslighting, Torture, Sexual content, Grief, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Murder, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Police brutality, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

lesenilpferd's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Child death

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Sexism

jennifer_bush_73's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, and Domestic abuse

yungblonde's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

andatherrin's review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Stalking and Suicide attempt

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

For some reason, I had trouble vibing with this story the way I normally do with mystery/thrillers, but it was well written and thought-provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, and Medical content