Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

22 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Physical abuse, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Slavery, Racism, Suicide attempt, Classism, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Child death

Minor: Excrement, War, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Transphobia, Ableism, and Vomit

laedyred's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

2.5

Mixed feelings. The writing itself is brilliant, Evatisto has a talent for comedy. However, our main character hates women and it shows. It was frustrating to read and hard to like him with such outdated, nasty views of the women in his life. The last hundred pages saved the book for me. At least at that point Barry

starts to understand he's in the wrong and Carmel gets her life back

. My rating is mostly for the quality of writing, not for the main character who I think we're supposed to like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Transphobia

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Racism, Religious bigotry, Classism, Homophobia, and Infidelity

shoshthemost's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Incest

laurataylor's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Death

novella42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Dementia

cmcaus's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, and Outing

maelikesbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcohol, Infidelity, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming and Outing

Minor: Classism and Suicidal thoughts

masha_and_the_cat's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-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

4.25

If he were a real person, Barry would be absolutely insufferable - a conservative, a landlord, a homophobe and transphobe, someone happy to uphold a harmful status quo as long as they benefit from it. And yet, Ms Evaristo tells his story with such warmth and humour I couldn't help but be drawn into his world and cheer him on his journey towards self-acceptance.
The writing flows like honey, and the complexities of issues from internalised homophobia to post-natal depression are handled with grace and compassion. 
This is also the first book I've ever read with a protagonist from Antigua and Barbuda, and I really appreciated the insight into this rich, vibrant culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Child death, Murder, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Incest

spookieboogie's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism and Outing