Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

El amante by Marguerite Duras

8 reviews

empsea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Racism

annieogg's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racism, Colonisation, and War

kiana_hi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

good to know french women have mommy issues as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent

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

raspberrymai's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Colonisation and Miscarriage

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

ladymirtazapine's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, and War

aliannavelezzzz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Sexual content