Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Fanny Hill. Wspomnienia kurtyzany by John Cleland

4 reviews

claireclimbstrees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

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

2.5

I read this for a college course, called enlightenment literature in our course catalog, but called virgins and whores on the posters. Given the latter half of that second name, reading this makes sense. It is very misogynistic in its portrayal of women, but also fascinating for its portrayal of women's pleasure in a book from the eighteenth century.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Blood

theresejs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I was entertained by this book. I listened to it in my own language, norwegian, and i found it mostly enjoyable. It was sometimes very funny, sometimes sad, and always very descriptive. 
However, it might not be the book for you if you suffer from trauma regarding rape or other forms of sexual abuse, because in my opinion some of the descriptions are downright describing rape instead of consensual sex, at least from what would be our modern point of view (which it should have been at all times, but was not regarded as such…). 
But i think it’s an interesting story and how sexuality was viewed, and i love being able to read it several hundred years later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual content

shelfofunread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

em2jules's review against another edition

challenging funny informative slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death of parent