Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

4 reviews

rsagarin's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was probably one of her best. It was so cringey!! And had to reread the ending a few times to make sure I had read it right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Addiction, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Rape, Blood, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Stalking

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

    I found both Eve and Addie annoying as hell. Addie especially. I know she's a mentally ill teenage girl, but she is still so annoyingly naive, some teens have a bit more common sense, and you'd think after the previous year and her father she'd have at least some!
   I hated Nate even more after we got his POV.  He had scum written all over him and was the type of teacher I actively avoided in high school, the teacher who was just a little too nice and playful. I get why he picked out Addie. He knew she was having a tough time and preyed on her.
   I say the "twist" with Kensey coming, but not the big final reveal! The only thing, that saved this book from being a low 3-star to a high 2-star, was the twists I didn't see coming.

Narrator Rating: 3 stars
  I don't know if it was the speed or what, but at certain points in the book, the female narrator sounded like she had a terrible lisp and was very whiny.

Elemental Levels:  Fluff-NA   Heartfelt-5/5   Helpful-NA     Horror-NA  Inspiration-NA  
Love aka Romance-NA    Mystery-2/5     Predictability-2.5/5   Spice-0.5/5    Suspense-4/5   Tear- 3.5/5  Thrill-4/5  Humor-NA 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Classism, Grief, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer and Child abuse

There is no GRAPHIC description of rape or even sexual content. At least not compared to other books I've read. There's no real description of it, it's more talked about/mentioned, and there are no sentences upon sentences about it or vivid descriptions, which is what I consider graphic. It's all kissing fade-to-black and then afterglow. And sexual assault is due to a power dynamic not force being used. The injury is strangulation marks on the neck, not anything gory or particularly gruesome. The addiction is a shoe addiction, not a substance addiction.

whitneyfoster's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I found this to be medium to fast pace with complex characters who were pretty realistic. McFadden is good at building suspense and tension. However, there were some cliches and I didn’t find the ending satisfying, I wasn’t pleased with the final twist, there were some things in the story that seemed too coincidental. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Cancer