Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen

18 reviews

someonelikeblue's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Colonisation

internationalreads's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

smallredboy's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

I quite enjoyed this! The style was really easy to read and each character popped to life, I wasn't expecting this variety of experiences and such great representation for all the identities put therein. Great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

hermyknee19's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

honeyhistory103's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

I quite enjoyed this book - it is one of those in which the majority of the plot takes place in the characters’ thoughts, rather than within the action. I’m a huge fan of interconnected but separate stories, and this book accomplishes that perfectly. I’d definitely want to read an expanded novel where we learn more about these characters’ lives, but it was perfect for what this book was. The writing flowed nicely - the translation of this one was well done. Definitely a book to inspire reflection on human motivations and the tiny moments that make up life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

maisierosereads's review against another edition

challenging medium-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

4.0

"Crimson" is at once poetic and raw, showing the perspectives of five interconnected queer characters from Nuuk, Greenland. All of the characters are flawed, but in such a realistic way that I think that every queer reader will be able to relate to at least one of them. They do also all undergo some level of development or progression; even those who might not seem loveable seem worthy of forgiveness.

If you like contemporary literary fiction driven by complex characters, this book is worth checking out.

I read the English translation of this novel by Anna Halagar, which she translated from the author's own Danish translation of the original Greenlandic text. I received my copy from Queer Book Box as part of my subscription - you can <a href="https://t.co/f94zBJdd2E?amp=1">get £5 off your first box using my referral link</a>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Also includes description of childbirth

aliceofbattenberg's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual content