Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

19 reviews

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Infidelity

Moderate: Grief and Death

nell_nell0's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this in the end but found it quite slow and the first 200 pages could be done away with! 

There were a couple of characters I really enjoyed, Nell and Ferdia. I will miss them! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War and Vomit

fionarose96's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical content, and Infidelity

pikelicious's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Eating disorder and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Emotional abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

ahbuggrit's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense

• 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: Eating disorder

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Eating disorder :

bulimia

Racism - meet a asylum seeker character in the Direct Provision system in Ireland, more about that being racist than the characters being nasty/inconsiderate of her.

na_no's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Moderate: Vomit and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

jennifer1130's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

Really didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. I assumed another chick lit to pass the time but I was surprisingly suckered in and the 600+ pages went by quickly. It's nice to see Marian Keyes writing style adapt with the years, having listened to a few of her older books on audiobook over years it was nice to read something fresh and modern yet still set within Ireland. It took me a while to get my head around all the characters but the family tree at the beginning of the book made all the difference. The chapters are short, fast paced and we're working our way up to the modern day, the snippet we read right at the beginning of the book, the long slow reveal is engaging and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Infidelity, and Eating disorder

lorzosaur's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

emma_fukar's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Grief, and Toxic relationship