Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates

2 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional informative sad 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

2.0

The whole time I was reading this book, I kept wondering why I was reading it and why it was written and how or why it was nominated for a Pulitzer. Of course Marilyn Monroe is forever an icon, but if any of what was written here was true, then it was a very sad life she had. That’s all I can say about the book. It wasn’t fun to read or enriching to my life. It was much less than I expected of her, based on her other works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Abortion, Addiction, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and War

rtthalia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, War, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Miscarriage