Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

5 reviews

mariavdl's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide

corvoid's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Infidelity, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

anastasia_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

niaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Death, and Infidelity

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 stars, rounded up. What an interesting, slim thing of a novel. While I finished still in want of more developed characters, Sagan nevertheless manages a satisfying exploration of the overwhelming desire to be seen and the consequences of attention in one's adolescence.

It was initially pitched to me as what THE MARGOT AFFAIR could very well be fan fiction of, and I couldn't describe it better; I highly recommend reading them together. With love to my pandemic book club for the recs : )

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident