Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis

20 reviews

aimeenotpond's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cursing, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

honeyduke's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Racism, and Sexism

lb781's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Violence

444saida's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexism, Vomit, and Xenophobia

idogrocker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

amber_ac's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

I commend the honesty of this book. The tone Édouard Louis uses lacks emotion, but this is so effective because it gives us an account of the injustices experienced on all sides, and the events are emotive enough in themselves. I want to thank the author so much for his candour, which has enabled me to open my eyes to what other groups of people around us face. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Racism, Violence, and Addiction

astridrv's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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

I have seen the author compared to Ernaux, and I can see why. A troubling account of poverty, bullying, and homophobia from a narrator whose conflict with social and gender roles in his family and village provided him with a self aware analytical gaze on social behaviours and class patterns. However, none of it felt as novel and thought provoking as I expected, given that this book was all rage when it came out. The writing is unremarkable, which feels almost rude to write, but remains important to me as a reader. The story matters, but is banal - arguably, that is why it does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Vomit

milla_lebouton's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Violence

achillea's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

no

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

iisrobot's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

4.5 super bon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Hate crime