Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Last Exit to Brooklyn by Gilbert Sorrentino, Hubert Selby Jr.

4 reviews

laura227_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Cursing, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

atthezenith's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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: Alcoholism, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexism, Gore, Excrement, Blood, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

amkclaes's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

this is as raw and real as it gets... just harrowing, but not gratuitous, it's like the squishy bloody soft and pearlescent underbelly of human existence
Harry chapter brutal as all hell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Ableism, Alcohol, Vomit, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Body horror