Reviews tagging 'Violence'

De geniale vriendin by Elena Ferrante

126 reviews

bibamaya's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Violence, and Toxic friendship

adrilynn21's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence and Dysphoria

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

It felt very realistic and maybe therefor a bit underwhelming with all the hype around it. Read it if you want atmospherical poor napolitan neighborhood vibes, girlhood and the life of people that usually get glossed over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

kirklandprosecco's review against another edition

I really gave this one a go! I've been meaning to read this for years, and once I saw it on The NYT best list as #1, I thought that was a great excuse to finally read it. I found the writing style distracting, there were so many commas, all the paragraphs were run-on sentences, it was sometimes hard to clarify what the writer meant. I loved the themes of friends/frenemies, education vs. vocation, women's violence vs. men's violence -- but in the end, I just was not enjoying the story. I am happy for those who loved this - just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

leticialdalmeida's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

virgcole398's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Had some great moments but all in all it was disappointing. Based on all the rave reviews I was expecting better. Just not my cup tea, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

fluffy1st's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny

lexcellent's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

eve81's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

readlikefire's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence