Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

6 reviews

elliebasta's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Racism

_mischief_doesntsleep's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This didn't quite give me what I wanted from it. I was hoping from the blurb and the opening for a sort of female grand tour with lots of locations and atmosphere of 19th Century Europe. However, this novel is more in the vein of Thomas Hardy where a likeable woman is pursued by a flurry of unlikeable men. But even then, this didn't have the heart of Hardy nor am I sure that these men

barring Osmond

were intended to be unlikeable!

Isabel herself starts off as a great character with a lot of independence and wit but this characterisation is definitely lost towards the end of the novel and I found her eventual fate very sad. The book definitely lost steam towards the ending and was a bit of a disappointment for me.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

mangopassion555's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death

Minor: Miscarriage

maryyylorraine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

cynthreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts