Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

El amante by Marguerite Duras

8 reviews

elliotlea's review against another edition

dark

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, and Gaslighting

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

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

petit_lecteur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

desireewoodwhite's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship

marie33's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

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

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