Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

3 reviews

catriona176's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Perrotta paints his characters and scenes so vividly - I could sit with his prose  for hours. Also the ending made me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Rape

eclipse799's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity and Blood