Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

30 reviews

abidoodle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I really struggled with figuring out how to rate this book. It was very complex. I didn’t always enjoy it, but it did get me thinking, and the ending really tied everything together for me. I enjoyed the writing style, but sometimes found the story strange and difficult, but I think it’s meant to be. I appreciated the difference of each character, the representation of different ethnicities, sexualities, religious beliefs, superstitions, political opinions, mental illnesses, family situations, etc. The characters felt really well designed to be like real people, with beauty and flaws and complexity and the relationships were well written in that regard as well. Overall a great book, definitely not a light read, but worth reading and considering some of the themes throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion and Violence

ordinarypickle's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

nicola_scutt's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Abortion, War, Self harm, Addiction, and Alcoholism

recreated's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

seamoonstone's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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: Suicide and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion

josh_mza's review

dark emotional reflective medium-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

3.25

A captivating irony of a dysfunctional immigrant family trying to piece together what it means to live. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Addiction

minkkmuse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

 i was drawn in by this book’s compelling premise, and while i enjoyed the character-driven, polyvocal structure, the story itself falls flat for me. it is steeped in an emotionality that does not feel earned 

(and, in my opinion, cruelly uses the aids epidemic as an emotional twist)

and almost grossly misrepresents certain social issues. the most fascinating themes of the novel (possible futures, fate and circumstance, free will) are elided in favor of banal family dramas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

includes discussion of hiv/aids epidemic

erin887's review

emotional reflective relaxing slow-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

3.5

A pretty good read.  Not fast paced, but I didn’t mind that. In the beginning I thought it would be hard to keep track of characters, but that became easy as I read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy

mijamouse's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Sexual content