Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk

8 reviews

j_yarbrough's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

orizenda's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

2.5

I almost didn’t finish this. I don’t know if I’m glad I did or not. I don’t think I fully ~get~ it (even with the end note). Parts of it were enjoyable. Urethra had me actually laugh. And parts of it made me feel something for the characters. I just don’t feel like I actually got anything out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Incest, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Pedophilia, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

pigottch's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

Pure Palaniuk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

djbobthegirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

croy3006's review against another edition

It was too dark, too weird and felt off for the author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

anntharai's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.0

Whoever wrote the blurb to this could be charged with false advertising. Theyd be aquitted I'm court, but only on a technicality. 

Sure, it is a story about a family of assasins and their whacky adventures. If by whacky adventures you mean r*ping - oh sorry "having a go on" - and murdering approximately half the people they meet. This "HILARIOUS horror satire", as per blurb, manages to funny between 1 and 3 times. One could argue that there's genuine social commentary to be had but that's true of anything if you try hard enough. 

Perhaps if they cut the sexual assault/abuse in half it would average every other page, I wish i was exaggerating.  

If it wasnt so preoccupied with winning edge lord of the year it might have been a good and interesting story. As it is, it's not particularly good or interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

readerette's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

You might read the About the Author section first to give you a better chance of engaging with this book in the spirit the author intended.

I did not read the About the Author first, and it's hard to say in retrospect if it would have helped me, given that I don't gravitate toward unadulterated darkness (which does make Palahniuk's works something of a challenge). Mostly this is a book about spoiled, ignorant adults who stay in the mindset of children and engage in dark behaviors such as murder, rape, general debauchery, and spoiling others' lives. It doesn't feel to me like it has a deeper meaning despite what is said in the About the Author (which is quite touching). Aside from the extreme nature of the main characters' immaturity seemingly intended as a mockery of such behavior, there isn't much happening in this story and the characters don't grow (a pet peeve of mine). It could also be interpreted as anti-femme and homophobic, though I don't think that's the intent. 

It's well written, though I'd be curious if British readers find the British-isms over the top. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism

cinerdella's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I’m a big fan of this author’s portfolio, but his latest just didn’t hit quite the same as his others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Classism