Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Избранные и прекрасные by Нги Во, Nghi Vo

72 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

Vo's prose is as lovely as ever, and the magical realism elements are interesting, but the added magic and focus on Jordan are really the only major divergences from Gatsby -- overall, the story felt heavily reliant on the reader already being familiar with Gatsby (which I say as someone who is Very Normal about Gatsby), and I don't know that it really offers any more nuanced or thorough a glance at most of the characters, including Jordan. Could have definitely been a lot more fleshed out and more of a genuine retelling than effectively a companion novel, just feels a bit disjointed and shallow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and War

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Car accident

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

exteenawreads's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

melshoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racism

itsheyfay's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

larbster90's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Classism, and Deportation

lim's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, Abortion, and Murder

scifi_rat's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

I never read the Great Gatsby and based on this, I will never read it. I think the magical realism was cool but I didn't think it was as much magic as I would've wanted. I think the setting was cool as well. But overall, this was kind of boring and I didn't care for any of the characters. I liked the one twist in it because I honestly didn't see it coming but looking back, maybe I should've because it was def hinted at. The characters annoyed me and I think a lot of the ideas were sort of half assed and just thrown in without much expansion. There were interesting moments, but the story moved on from them so quickly/easily that it felt pointless to even have them in there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Classism