Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

El amante by Marguerite Duras

5 reviews

stellabyproxy's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

“We’re united in a fundamental shame at having to live.”

“I’ve never written, though I thought I wrote, never loved, though I thought I loved, never done anything but wait outside the closed door.”

“It’s while it’s being lived that life is immortal, while it’s still alive.”

“My memory of men is never lit up and illuminated like my memory of women.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: War, Death, Xenophobia, and Drug use

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

theatomicblonde22's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Minor: War

margarita_7's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship