Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

4 reviews

amina_writes_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

A perfect mix of Victorian, classical British literature style writing. The author is extremely clever with words. An endowing read for anyone who is struggling with coming out of just being comfortable with queerness. Excellent narrative style, and just when you think the plot could do it drag, it picks up again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Classism, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Body shaming, Confinement, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Suicide

juliastern__'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, Toxic friendship, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

francescaastraea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The least realistic thing about this book is that more than 4 lesbians in 19th century London would hang out regularly. I mean it takes like six weeks of planning to hang out NOW and these ladies had to spend eight hours a week sourcing clean drinking water

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

rosalind's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Dysphoria and Grief