Scan barcode
Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'
So finster die Nacht by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Paul Berf
10 reviews
solnit_and_sebastian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Racism, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief
ruthmoog's review against another edition
3.75
The narration was a bit hard to follow, some of the accent choices for characters were random and distracting, and given that they did a good job pronouncing Swedish words and places I was confused! It wasn't always clear when the context changed which made the story hard to follow as we would change character often, and so I would lose the thread and get distracted - I'm disappointed I didn't enjoy it as much as other readers, I think this was why. I couldn't get lost in it.
It's disgusting, but gripping and interesting. The pace is choppy going from high drama to mundane quite sharply.
Sections start with quotes (which is a trait I don't enjoy) but I did smile to get a Bob Hund quote in there!
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Acid attack, kniveshambo221's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Self harm, and Cannibalism
amandalove2bme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
athompson0429's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
elvenpanther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This novel was dark, and gritty, and explored so much more than "monster" trope. In a way, it focused on how monstrous people could be. How sometimes it's not what goes bump in the night that you need to fear, but instead your neighbor or your classmate. It explored broken people, broken families and broken children and their struggle to navigate the world when they feel alone.
I didn't really know what to expect when starting this, and yes some parts of the novel made me squirm, but overall I enjoyed it. I had watched the Swedish film adaptation after and I will say I appreciate how much more in depth the book went. It made for a much more complex and visceral narrative than the movie.
*As a warning, the book does strongly contain the topic of pedophilia*
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Murder
Minor: Animal death
jaedia's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, and Fatphobia
lizardgod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Trafficking
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment
There is a graphic scene of a young boy being castrated, and the pedophilia in the book is quite prevalent. The gender identity in the book will bring up a lot of issues in terms of representation of trans youth. Plus there is some scenes featuring unintentional urination.mliereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Car accident