Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

4 reviews

epounders13's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Coming of age book within a moral crossroads. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest and Sexual content

msorce's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Very through provoking but also light hearted and funny at times. An all around great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Sexual content

adrionmacaron's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abortion, Xenophobia, War, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Infertility, Incest, Drug use, Dementia, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, and Addiction

rockettemorton's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.75

A masterpiece. Ain't no two way about it. Irving's cashmere-smooth prose makes this slow-burner of a narrative light sea-breeze. It's not particularly poetic or anything. Just thoroughly pleasant to experience the work of such a maestro. The characters feel, frankly, more real – more realistic – than people I know from real life. Not in the predictable sort of way. No, Irving simply accounts for everything and never leaves anything out of consideration. Furthermore, despite handling several very grim themes, he neither glosses over them, discarding their importance, nor does he focus on them to the point where it takes over the story. He acknowledges that shitty things exist in the world and that people react differently to them. This is despite how creative and lovely the characters – and the world they inhabit – are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Grief, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, and Vomit