Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

5 reviews

pipercurda's review

challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-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

4.25

such well written characters make it all feel heartbreakingly real. everyone is deeply flawed in horrible human ways yet somehow  you still want to root for them. dense read, but sooo worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual content

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Monty Kipps and Howard Beasley deserve to be in jail! 3🖼️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Alcohol, Cancer, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, and Racism

honeybearsum's review

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The allure of Smith's writing style is irresistible. I was depressed for a week while reading it, but I couldn't stop. It's a hard read emotionally, for sure; nonetheless, it's a worthwhile reflection on the complexity of relationships, and thinking about who you should let go, who you should hold onto, and what you may be doing wrong yourself. As the title very bluntly indicates, it's about beauty, and how that word is not so easily defined. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexism, Fatphobia, Racism, and Mental illness

yukirats12's review

challenging sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

aweightytome's review

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-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

4.5

I’ve sat with this book for a week now and I am still in awe with the way Zadie Smith writes people. These characters felt real, their flaws are real and each character has a unique voice. Perhaps it’s my small brain, but parts of the book I was lost. I would recommend if you enjoy a character based plot where people make questionable decisions and make you hurl your book across the room 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol