Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Le pouvoir du chien by Thomas Savage

8 reviews

nikereadsbooks's review against another edition

4.25

This is not my usual kind of book so I was surprised a bit by how much I enjoyed it. I loved how it was focused  on the characters, keeping the third point of view not only on George and Phil, but also adding other characters. Especially Phil's character was really interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Antisemitism

russianliteraturefan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

I had the entire ending spoilt while I was halfway through the book, but I still thought this was an incredibly written book. I couldn't put it down. The experience reading second half of the book from about page 190 onwards was one of the most tense experiences reading ever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming

violetturtledove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

This was a great book, although for the most part i can't exactly say i enjoyed reading it. It's uncomfortable reading, the character of Phil is both intriguing and thoroughly hateable (in fact all of the characters are flawed and brilliantly observed). It's tense, and the narrative skips differently from one point of view or time to another (sometimes it goes from present to recollection, or jumps forward a month, without a clear indication in the text). This is a bit confusing, but also I think it keeps you hooked, wanting to know more.
Once you read the end you can suddenly look back at all the little hints and foreshadowing and then it hits you how clever the story really is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Antisemitism

larseneiii's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

felofhe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

twiceaselegant's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.75

Those last 20 pages are unreal. The way Savage unravels the book is masterful and my jaw was to the floor despite already knowing the events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Antisemitism

meganeorcx's review against another edition

dark 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

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Racism, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

unfeathered's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

so good <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Suicide, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Death of parent