Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Olivia by Dorothy Bussy, Dorothy Strachey

11 reviews

bethanwx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

A portrait of a sixteen year old who falls into an encompassing infatuation with her captivating and mysterious teacher, Mademoiselle Julie. Tenderly written and almost dreamlike.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

arctic_lavender's review

emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

morenowagain's review

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Antisemitism

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder

n0elle's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

gingerale06's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief

broccoli_mmm's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Some of the most beautiful  prose Ive ever read:
“How can one bathe without undressing, or write without laying bare one’s soul”

UGH because the words are so pretty and the 1st half felt like it was pulled directly from my brain but also the actual plot is very not okay today. Def check the tws but its so so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death

The first half of this book has some of the best prose I’ve ever read: “How can one bathe without undressing, or write without laying bare one’s soul” (chef’s kiss) About halfway through, things start to feel predatory, which took away from my enjoyment of it. But again, the first half is absolutely brilliant and the way she writes about (lack of) religion, queer awakening, and sapphic longing feels like it was ripped straight from my brain. Worth reading, but be warned and read the TWs

slxtty_academia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Pedophilia and Toxic relationship

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death

olivetree614's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This book does everything it sets out to do and more! I honestly didn't expect to receive such a reflective period after the main characters have their affair--and I love that this is provided. The story holds a central relationship, but the "romance" (of sorts) works as a metaphor. I love a good whole-story metaphor. This story is short but packs a punch. It forced me to relive my first love and healed bits of my heart where I didn't know the stitching needed replacement. 4.5/5 (b/c the ending makes me mad & annoyed, but it does what it does). 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Vomit