Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Patient by Jasper DeWitt

13 reviews

zavia_v's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

3⭐️
Because the book is so short, it was definitely a page turner because I knew I could finish it quickly and the concept is really engaging. However, there really wasn't a twist. The end was predictable and didn't provide much surprise or relief. I did enjoy it though, not bad, not great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Child death, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Incest, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

sigynmoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Rape, and Child abuse

melllephant's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Torture, Bullying, Animal death, and Chronic illness

feraltail's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

The beginning of this had some promise, it does feel like “a debut novel” but that doesn’t really bother me, we all gotta start somewhere. I think this book does a pretty decent job describing how a lot of (maybe not so many places now w/ modernization) mental health institutions and patients do not receive the help they need. I resonated with that. But 
i cannot write a full review for this novel without spoiling it. that’s how much the last quarter of this book made me mad. mad and confusing at every single decision made for the characters and the plot?? you had a mildly compelling mystery going and THAT is what you’re ending with? I— 👎🏻 There is a confusing lack of barely any foreshadowing to this ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Excrement, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Mental illness

why the fuck did this book try to have a happy ending? the last 20-25 pages of this took me out. a horror novel that throws around sexual violence, assault, rape, for the sake of so casually all to have a sappy “and they all lived on in slight traumatized but happy peace! the end” is…confusing to me.

johoha93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Child death

veektorya's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Rape, Gaslighting, Suicide, Sexual violence, Blood, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Death of parent

dotweems's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body horror, Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse

saartjeinwonderbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, and Violence

lmaonice's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

goddamn that was engaging 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence