Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

38 reviews

emmath's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

katclaybaugh's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

annie_brewer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? N/A

4.25

Capturing such deep passion and devastation in such a short piece of writing is truly remarkable.

As a sublime deviation from the brash and stoic stylization of rural men, Ennis and Jack are complex characters with raw experiences that bolster their genuinity. 

The momentum of this story provides a streamlined focus on the tenderness and constraints of the relationship, yet allows the reader to understand that the romance is destined to be weak to societal intolerance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death and Death of parent

fatfrog's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Blood

amberlynnwut's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Sexual content

e_r_q's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

"One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by the sense of time flying, never enough time, never enough."

At times Brokeback Mountain somewhat reads like a Wikipedia summary of the movie, which is by no means the fault of this short story, considering it did come first.

But, despite its brusque pacing, Annie Proulx still finds the time for some beautifully descriptive moments. I was also surprised to find a lot of the best lines from the film were adapted directly from the text.

Brokeback Mountain created a knot in my stomach as I read it. The intense longing, and the grappling with hegemonic gender roles and sexuality, is truly gut-wrenching.

At times you could definitely tell this was written by a straight person (I'm looking at you unrealistic gay sex scenes), but Brokeback Mountain is a powerful and heartbreaking story, that feels like a perfect companion piece to Giovanni's Room.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Rape

ivan_yume's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

Minor: Hate crime and Murder

kerrence30's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Short but well rounded. Sad, complex, intriguing, hard.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

moonbeamdmercutio's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

Annie Proulx is going to hell for writing this. Not because it's gay, but because it absolutely ruined my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyatoz's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Violence