Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle by Neil Blackmore

6 reviews

eidal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Classism

tamimin's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

Mr. Lavelle was simply not "intoxicating" enough the justify any of the trouble the MC went through...sorry 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

puddlemud's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

Minor: Slavery

jessaboohoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

I thought I was going to get a funny Grand Tour book, but this was far more painful than I expected. There was a lot of harmful tropes that were used to further the plot.

It’s hard to look past the bury your gays ending and suggesting that a character was driven to suicide because his Jewish lineage is discovered is blatant antisemitism.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, and Murder

skiaphilia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I dunno. Lavelle was a lot. I enjoyed a lot of the philosophical backbone of the book but I don't know if I needed another gay tragedy. The writing, especially surrounding sex, was often quite awkward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Antisemitism

Moderate: Rape