Reviews tagging 'Child death'

El amante by Marguerite Duras

2 reviews

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

wheat_singularity_bezforshort's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I usually enjoy this kind of stream-of-consciousness narrative, but here it is nearly impossible to follow the narrative. That might be because the narrative is very slowly paced, and nothing much happens for large stretches of time. The book does provide some interesting commentary, but overall it was not a good experience.

For example, the main character's sexual relationship which is consensual, but would still be considered pedophilia, and the fact that the supporting characters react more to the relationship being interracial (rather than the age difference)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Child death