Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

6 reviews

jdhauk's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

rbblue's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, and Murder

bookn3rd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I really wanted to love this book as it got me out of a long period of time in which I only read graphic novels and children’s books. The concept is interesting enough and it compelled me to keep reading. It was an easy finish. I liked the exploration of grief and its impact on larger suburban society. 

However, my main issues with the book involve lazy stereotypes and descriptions, such as describing the strongest athlete as a “black giant” & his fellow teammates as “mediocre white dudes”, or the baby as “vaguely Asian features”. Like, Tom Perotta, do you realize that the continent of Asia is MASSIVE and people look really different all across it? It felt like bad writing and lazy to me. Very much a ‘white gaze’ for the ‘white audience’. I also disliked the ending. It felt VERY rushed and with no clear message or thoughts to ponder on.

I felt like this book would have made a decent rough draft but it still needed A LOT of work before being published. The ideas were all ovee the place. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Gaslighting

tara_valeria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use

autumngk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the entire Christine, Tom, Holy Wayne/Gilchrest plotline may be triggering. Christine, a minor who is fetishized for being Asian, is trafficked and impregnated by HW. She remains with Tom throughout the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

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: Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Grief, and Sexual content

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

Minor: Infidelity and Blood