Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

45 reviews

lordcass's review against another edition

I wasn’t interested enough in the main character’s story or hardly at all. I also immediately lost interest when sex was introduced as a topic since some 21 year old man wanted to be sexual with the mc and she allowed it in a weird way that didn’t add to the plot and just made me care even less about the story. The plot didn’t move at all and typically I enjoy plotless leaning books so I can tell this just really wasn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship

augie_'s review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

patroklos's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment

sianjkh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

i wanted to like this so bad. i wanted this book to become a necessity for my life as i know it. when i read the opening line, "[t]wo years before leaving home my father said to my mother that I was very ugly" i texted everyone i knew a picture of the page with the caption "holy fuck"

the writing is gorgeous. i mourn the writing lost in translation if the writing that was kept is this good. unfortunately, this book drags on for an eternity; spanning the course of two years and a miriad of issues only rich people deal with. however i will in fact be reading the rest of ferrante's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder, Violence, and Domestic abuse

brandiereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

zara89's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

mia_merrill's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Body shaming

ktkeps's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

5aru's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

You know how it's said that adults don't remember what it was like to be a teenager? Well, Elena Ferrante does.

While some of Giovanna's experiences won't resonate with everyone, I remembered so much of my own teenage years as I was reading — so much of that emotion rang true to me. I was really taken in by Ferrante's insightful exploration of Giovanna's character, and the writing style is wonderfully readable, while preserving its poetry and a certain, simmering rage underneath that really resonated with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ldbianco's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content