Reviews tagging 'Death'

L'Amant by Marguerite Duras

9 reviews

treehouselibrary's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

a cyclical, looping scrapbook of the morbidity of childhood desires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Incest, Sexual assault, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Violence, War, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood, Addiction, and Alcohol

fatfrog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Body horror

raspberryprada's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Colonisation and Miscarriage

whysoserious's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Death

baybod's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death

romanebzt's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

2.0

I just didn’t like it at all… it made me so uncomfortable, it was so raw and I hated the writing:( I expected more from this book, not just normalized pedophilia and colonialism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

ladymirtazapine's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, and War

aliannavelezzzz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Includes multiple loss of love ones, including parents, siblings and also stillbirth.