Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Kolmen piiri by Daphne du Maurier

2 reviews

ellasenchantments's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Interesting storytelling over the course of a rainy Sunday afternoon with the De Laney's as they reflect on different moments in their lives after Charles, husband to Maria De Laney, denounces the three siblings as 'Parasites'. Reflects on the children of great parents, nepotism or riding their coattails, inherited artistic skillsets that aren't fully developed. Not a typical Du Maurier story, but the narrative prompted a lot of introspection. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

a disturbing relationship briefly occurs between 14 year old Maria and a man in his 20s, no graphic descriptions, and it is not presented as a traumatic occurrence but still strange

kmhst25's review against another edition

3.25

reflective sad slow-paced

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I can’t pin down my feelings about duMaurier. I like her books and I don’t like them. I find them both compelling and boring, pointless and meaningful. 

Best as I can tell, if you like duMaurier, you’ll like this book. If you don’t, you won’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexism, Grief, War