Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis

14 reviews

jmc2187's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Listened to it as an audiobook in English. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Incest

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Islamophobia

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

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

crlnvrvlt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder