Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes

5 reviews

queanbeck's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

if you wanted a book with racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and surprisingly incest, rape, & pedophilia too…this is the one for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Homophobia, Dementia, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexism, Rape, Death, Murder, Incest, Grief, Excrement, Classism, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

violinbeth's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Excrement

elenatamsen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Rape

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

3.75

 May We Be Forgiven begins with mediocre Nixon scholar Harold flirting with Jane, wife of his high- flying brother George, at Thanksgiving. Shortly thereafter George is involved in a traffic accident which sets in motion a train of events leading to the death of Jane, the unravelling of both men’s lives. Harold, at least, is eventually able to rebuild his life. He is initially fairly unlikeable and I was tempted to DNF when the book focussed a lot on his sexual hook-ups. I stuck with it and I’m glad I did. Harold’s redemption, his acts of genuine kindness and the caring community/ found family he became part of made it a worthwhile read for me. It’s a wild ride, sometimes funny, often dark and definitely uneven (the depiction of the Chinese American characters was jarring, especially on audio) but the overall theme stressing the importance of meaningful human connection really resonated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

scruffycat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book reminds me of Philip Roth, only better because it's actually funny at times.  It's a very dark comedy, covering a wide range of emotion, but is ultimately hopeful in its quest to urge us to value community over selfishness.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship