Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Para Acabar de Vez com Eddy Bellegueule by Édouard Louis

6 reviews

skyeuqx's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Outing, and Classism

thesoftestcowboy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

pleasereadittome's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Chronic illness

aimeenotpond's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

lb781's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Abandonment

astridrv's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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

I have seen the author compared to Ernaux, and I can see why. A troubling account of poverty, bullying, and homophobia from a narrator whose conflict with social and gender roles in his family and village provided him with a self aware analytical gaze on social behaviours and class patterns. However, none of it felt as novel and thought provoking as I expected, given that this book was all rage when it came out. The writing is unremarkable, which feels almost rude to write, but remains important to me as a reader. The story matters, but is banal - arguably, that is why it does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Vomit, and Car accident