Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Son by Andrej Nikolaidis

1 review

pedantichumbug's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The narrator started as very symphatizable, then got increasingly obnoxious and overly-cynical, which he acknowledges towards the end but that apology didn't quite do it for me still. I gave an extra 0.25 for the translation.

Hashtags: Anti-hero archetype, existential malaise, Balkan depression, generational curse, daddy issues

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Terminal illness, and War

The narrator makes some misogynistic and ableist points here and there, but they are intentionally worked in as part of his deeply flawed character.