Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

5 reviews

e_r_q's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

"One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by the sense of time flying, never enough time, never enough."

At times Brokeback Mountain somewhat reads like a Wikipedia summary of the movie, which is by no means the fault of this short story, considering it did come first.

But, despite its brusque pacing, Annie Proulx still finds the time for some beautifully descriptive moments. I was also surprised to find a lot of the best lines from the film were adapted directly from the text.

Brokeback Mountain created a knot in my stomach as I read it. The intense longing, and the grappling with hegemonic gender roles and sexuality, is truly gut-wrenching.

At times you could definitely tell this was written by a straight person (I'm looking at you unrealistic gay sex scenes), but Brokeback Mountain is a powerful and heartbreaking story, that feels like a perfect companion piece to Giovanni's Room.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

ivan_yume's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

Minor: Hate crime and Murder

malloyjordans's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Grief, Alcohol, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident, Excrement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death

larseneiii's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, and Homophobia

coldcojones's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Outing, and Toxic relationship