Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Vi dyra by Justin Torres

11 reviews

sorenzs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Infidelity and Addiction

kananineko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, and Bullying

sieriad's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Beautiful prose, I could really feel the messy chaos and wonder of the three brothers growing up. I didn’t like the ending at all though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad

• 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

5.0

This book pulls at the threads of humanity, fraying the fabric until it's distilled to its purest parts. The narrator shows the core memories of childhood, building up into the moment of the fracturing of his family unit and the unit that was made up of his brothers. Their childlike, experimenting, queered, and crushed mother makes such a complex character, as does their father and the juxtaposition of his tenderness and machismo. This book is truly unsettling and full of life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Outing, Sexism, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, and Incest

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

cococorycollins's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Drug use, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

rozz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i get that this book is semi-autobiographical so i dont want to be disrespectful about the content but i wish i would have known how this would have gone before i read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

bigraymond's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny

emma_hensley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

readwithasherreid's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WE THE ANIMALS is a semi-autobiographical debut written in vignettes. We follow a young Puerto Rican boy witnessing his family struggle through domestic abuse, alcoholism, financial hindrance, amongst other things. It is a raw, powerful study of humanity that packs a mighty punch in 128 pages. I highly implore you to view the list of trigger warnings I included, along with doing some additional research for any I may have forgotten. 

TW/CWs: Child abuse, domestic abuse, homophobia, child abandonment/neglect, sexual assault, rape, violence, adult/minor relationship, sexual content, forced institutionalization, conversion therapy, self-harm, ableism, alcohol use/abuse, misogyny, sexism, suicidal ideations etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence