Reviews tagging 'War'

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

37 reviews

mice_are_nice'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Incest, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

scramuel058's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and War

provokamin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

I generally liked the book, it was beautifully written and it was really interesting to see every generation of the family change. Though it did bother me that there is quite a lot of racist language and sexualisation of (especially young) women which isn't further addressed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual harassment

sonda_says's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, and Racism

yakukiro's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Dementia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

itsmelaurenc's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Deportation

annabel_winter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and War

jellis's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

One the best books I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Incest, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and War

cinnaminskies's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and War

teaselkie's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism