Reviews tagging 'Incest'

My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

78 reviews

bratz's review against another edition

dark

0.5

a MALE author graphically writing about the sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl is very strange to me. the way he writes about this CHILD’S body is actually disgusting (

the end of chapter one and the period scene wtf????)

i’m shocked by the amount of positive reviews for this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

k_isadore's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was complicated for me to rate. On the one hand, the prose and characterizations are deeply gripping, lush, tangled, and vital. On the other, there were elements of repetition that were just a little too much, straying from illustrating Turtle's life and into something perhaps a little too dear to the author. The characters were rich but also felt a little hard to believe for their ages. But more than any of that, this book was viscerally uncomfortable. There were times when I thought, "Am I participating in something too voyeuristic and sadistic by reading this?" The unflinching depictions of abuse and its physical, emotional, and developmental ramifications were so deeply felt that I felt like an intruder for reading them. This is a tangled, beautiful, twisted read. It is not perfect, and I'm not fully convinced by its ending, but it is powerfully imagined. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual assault

booktender's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Alcoholism

ambermullins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, and Rape

kenz463's review against another edition

Just couldn't get into it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

varo's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Kidnapping

pearljanecatmama's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Incest

ksay's review against another edition

2.75

This book definitely needs trigger warnings. Very difficult to read at times, but also very powerful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

laura_cat's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Perhaps the most deeply disturbing book I’ve ever read. This book has extremely graphic descriptions of violence and cruelty and I had to skip ahead at times to avoid some of them. I am relieved to be finished with the book. It’s well-written but I’m not convinced that all of the scenes and disturbing imagery were necessary, and I wonder if this detracted from the impact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

langos_ta's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cursing and Misogyny