Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

6 reviews

charrlee's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Anne Carson, the prose that you are. Hills, distances, time, captivation, light, beluga whales, and a little red dog will serve to haunt my memories. Oh red, how you are a color of much weight. When do the cameras stop developing their photos? What image is that? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Ableism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

athenian_frog's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

PLEASE SEE CONTENT WARNINGS BELOW!

Well written but I think I have to read again bc it was pretty confusing and kinda frustrating this first time around. Just left me feeling a bit depressed lmao so please be warned. I really just wanted better for the main character, man 😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

(Vaguely detailed) The main character is molested by an older relative as a child at night. The person is:

his older brother

It is established as a regular occurrence. (Vaguely described) there is sexual content but what is there is of purple prose-y or is in the perspective of the morning after. The relationship that the MC has with another significant character (combined with the MC’s flawed ideas of bodily autonomy) read as toxic to me. This can be potentially triggering.

hasmazlom13's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Drug use, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Mental illness

trinj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

serotonone's review

challenging emotional 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

Moderate: Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

sophiesticatedselections's review

challenging informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse