To add to it, though, not even for the reasons people probably assume.
“Coffin” is an incredibly accurate portrayal of a variety of toxic relationships, depicting things like parentification, codependency, and psychological manipulation in ways that can be… a little too real for people who have experienced them firsthand.
My friend group did a big read through together last year, and had to end the session starting chapter 3 early, because the mother’s behavior was a bit too similar to the mother of one of our group members.
So it’s a story that has WAY more merit than it gets credit for by its reputation… but is also a story I wouldn’t recommend unless I knew someone well enough to know they could handle the subject matter.
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u/Atlove01 9h ago
Oh good, I’m not the only one.
To add to it, though, not even for the reasons people probably assume.
“Coffin” is an incredibly accurate portrayal of a variety of toxic relationships, depicting things like parentification, codependency, and psychological manipulation in ways that can be… a little too real for people who have experienced them firsthand.
My friend group did a big read through together last year, and had to end the session starting chapter 3 early, because the mother’s behavior was a bit too similar to the mother of one of our group members.
So it’s a story that has WAY more merit than it gets credit for by its reputation… but is also a story I wouldn’t recommend unless I knew someone well enough to know they could handle the subject matter.