Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

6 reviews

kleine_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

tuendemieke's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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? It's complicated

0.25

This was just Bad. And needs a Trigger warning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

astridrv's review against another edition

This was a strange one, John! As always, there is a lot of heart in Irving's novels - and here too, I felt care for and cared by this family. This time however, their repeated mantras were a bit overdone. As always, there are his recurring themes around sexuality, too: prostitution, age gaps, sexual violence, rape, incest. Regarding the latter, I just can't. Brother-sister incest is a huge part of this book, and I can't really articulate a more complex opinion than: I can't.  I loved Suzie, I loved the ending, I loved many passages, but I can't say I loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Grief

kari161's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Minor: Child death, Violence, and Death of parent

gracklefan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

StoryGraph is asking me if I'd like to add any content warnings for this book and I honestly don't know where to start. 

I thought The Hotel New Hampshire was difficult to get through in parts and I wouldn't say that it's aged well, but overall, I enjoyed it. I though characters were engaging and they felt alive, but I found that the ending was a little unsatisfying and anticlimactic. I felt the same way about A Prayer for Owen Meaney as well, so maybe John Irving's structure just doesn't do it for me. Overall though, I enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

jsimple's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage