Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Notes On A Scandal by Zoë Heller

13 reviews

treeme's review against another edition

tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Beginning is a little bit slow. Towards the end it really picks up. The author does a good job at creating disguising characters. Was a solid 2.5 until half-way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

tbspencer's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

fascinating and horrifying, like a car crash. Barbara’s mundane dysfunction is initially overshadowed by Sheba’s much more extravagant wrongdoings, but  Barbara reveals more and more of herself through her telling of Sheba’s story and we get to see the pair in all of their ugly glory. ultimately disquieting and incredibly compelling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault

this book focuses on sexual relationship between a 15-16 year old boy and his teacher.

_jasper_394's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Grief

curious_oyster's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

alexis_something_rose's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

4.0

an excellently written story that weaves together a quite a lot of complicated subjects into what seems to be a mundanely indecent drama.
i loved the narrator’s voice and her inner monologues. i loved that all the characters are complex and three-dimensional. so much so that all of them, including the narrator, left me feeling conflicted about them, as did the whole story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse

notellawilliams's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This book was so bloody good. It’s uncomfortable to read, yet fascinating, as it feels like a study of the relationship between these two women as opposed to purely focusing on Sheba’s behaviour. It’s so interesting to look at two women from completely different backgrounds, who are still both messed up and riddled with issues. The film is really great too, but I think the book is possibly more stark in a positive way, as it cannot be accused of glorification.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fatphobia and Toxic friendship

Minor: Violence

rbacon's review against another edition

dark fast-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

It's a very snobby book, I couldn't get over how annoying the narrator is and then the actual story is also very dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

luke_823's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.75

I had to read this for school. I fair enjoyed it! All the characters are awful people so it’s not a pleasant read, but it’s an intriguing story. Barbra is a freak but I think she’s really interesting.

It’s great to analyse!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol