Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Davaiştii by Irvine Welsh

6 reviews

cubit81's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

This is on par with Trainspotting. Better than Porno an amazing prequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

yer_real_da's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad slow-paced

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

3.25

Great seeing the Leith Four before their rapid descent into addiction, crime and violence that we see at full-throttle in Trainspotting. Enjoyable but a very slow read, multiple parts of the books could have ended up on the cutting room floor to make the book drag a bit less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

cleo_j's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

slugreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape and Self harm

Minor: Abortion

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

mizzzfortune's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia