Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

170 reviews

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is great. It’s not like Ready Player One. It’s kind of like The Social Network but with mildly more sympathetic characters at its core. It’s ultimately about the work/life balance of three friends that start a video game company together told through the eyes of 2 out of the 3 of them. It also might be peak late Gen-X/Early Millennial nostalgia in terms of the video games referenced and it essentially inserts itself into how things actually happened in reality. Please note the sexism, misogyny and racist tendencies the characters Sam, Marx and their family members came across is realistically depicted. There’s also an active shooter situation depicted in the novel so be aware if it triggers you. One character also engages in an inappropriate relationship with a person with authority over them and mind if it triggers you. One character has a mobility disability and there’s vivid depictions of his struggles with medical care and health. There is suicide and car accidents depicted as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Triggers are either actively in there or suggested somewhere throughout the book. I honestly might have missed some but I really enjoyed this book and its depiction of the years shown and how Zevin’s characters lived through those times.

aubreyrae_m's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This book was unlike any other love story/realistic fiction book I’ve ever read. I would highly recommend this book to people who enjoy books that have characters that feel like real people, with flaws, mistakes, and feelings.

I would not recommend this book to anyone who longs for a happy ending at the end of the story. There is some resolution, but the problem is not resolved completely.

Books like these are frustrating because you want the characters to make different choices, but they’re also exciting because they allow you to connect to the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

spicyplantsaige's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

Fell flat at times but very good. A bit predictable at times and seemed like a complex love triangle which I don’t usually go for but intellectually written with nostalgia for the “golden era of video games” but very interesting nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

maddiela's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Gun violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use

its_hanya's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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

The book/writer is casually Zionistic. The writer acknowledges the state of Israel while being ignorant of the Nakba. The characters are fleshed out with good story telling. But the writer's failure to mention the political context of the creation of Israel makes the book difficult to recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Gun violence, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

partlyclaudia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

this was a challenging read. dense and term-heavy i caught a few of the references but felt that it would be better enjoyed by a real gamer. regardless, this was incredibly well written, with nuanced characters and struggles. it wasn’t what i was expecting, and maybe that was for the better?
SPOILERS
it presents itself as an incredibly slow burning romance between sadie and sam and ultimately results in.. not that? slow burning friendship (?) i enjoyed the acknowledgement that not all love is romantic and that there are things more important than romance, but still found the change in tone resulting from marx’s death to be really hard to read. it felt like the plot derailed a little bit, emphasizing the need for that third person in sadie/sam’s relationship, especially marx. feeling conflicted over this. bumping it a bit bc im realizing how conflicted i really feel lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

mbrogs2024'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Pedophilia

autieshawtie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-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: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Ableism

hematthews's review against another edition

inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Pregnancy