Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

4 reviews

znvisser's review against another edition

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

2.0

Meh. This was creepy right from the start and it was easy enough to continue reading, even though for about the first third nothing much happens except variations of the same issues. The chapters were too short to have each one ending with a dramatic sentence in conclusion, I’d have preferred smoother transitions. Nina felt stereotypical, and the gaslighting and Millie’s naïveté kept dragging on; even though it’s clear why she needed this job, I didn’t understand her complete refusal to try exerting some influence over her situation, like doing some job searching on the side or learn basic Italian. Especially weird considering where she spent the previous ten years: no survival instinct at all, just helpless vibes, staying in place while everything around her warned her to do the opposite.

And once you find out the details of her past, it’s even weirder she blindly trusts this random guy so quickly.

So despite the tension, this turned out quite repetitive and the flat characters were the final blow, all of this completely lacking depth. Yes, it’s fast-paced and mysterious, but at what cost? Really confused the reviews aren’t at least more mixed for this. Well, at least I ticked off the first prompt of my reading challenge!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Infertility

typedtruths's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

yeah, booktok lied. 

i have read this book in, at least, ten variations and almost all of them did it  better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Body shaming, and Cursing

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Violence

peachani's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Murder, Torture, Infertility, Ableism, Classism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Blood, Gore, and Medical content

emcfeely's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Ableism, and Forced institutionalization