Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

8 reviews

stindex's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

bqhelton's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Infidelity

siduridavis's review against another edition

Just seemed so depressing. No redeeming characters. Felt like a miserable town full of miserable people. Also had trouble connecting all the stories and characters together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, and Gun violence

raybudbury's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

MinecraftOOF.mp3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Body shaming, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Grief

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

c_dmckinney's review

emotional reflective sad 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Infidelity, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Cancer, Alcoholism, Dementia, Eating disorder, and Islamophobia

Minor: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Antisemitism, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Drug use, Ableism, Death of parent, and Homophobia

dball1203's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Although this is a set of short stories, you really feel the connection between the stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship