Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.

5 reviews

bseigel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

ernestoneto's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

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

Moderate: Antisemitism

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

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