Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

El amante by Marguerite Duras

4 reviews

elliotlea's review against another edition

dark

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

treehouselibrary's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

a cyclical, looping scrapbook of the morbidity of childhood desires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Blood, and Alcohol

mayatorres's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Includes multiple loss of love ones, including parents, siblings and also stillbirth.