Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Die Kunst zu verlieren by Alice Zeniter

2 reviews

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

I actually enjoyed the book much more than I had expected going into it. I really liked the first section set in Algeria and I got to experience a place and time that I'm not at all familiar with. 
I found the second and third sections less compelling (maybe because they veer towards a more "literary ficton-y" style that is not entirely my cup of tea) but I still appreciated a lot the nuanced reflections on the immigrant experience and the connected themes of assimilation, integration, and self-identity. 

Overall I liked the writing style, but at times it was a bit too much convoluted and there were some more experimental bits that I did not particularly care for.
In the first section, there are some episodes that are already quite gruesome as it is, where I felt like the very specific details were added a bit unnecessarily, sort of like throwaway specifications just for shock value. I could also have done without a very explicit circumcision scene. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Infertility, Terminal illness, Excrement, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, and Infidelity

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings