Reviews tagging 'Incest'

De derde leugen by Ágota Kristóf

18 reviews

mhcg's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

cami_y's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Bullying, Incest, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Antisemitism

sofiaacanepa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Police brutality and Antisemitism

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

lavendl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

compelling work with unreliable narrator(s?) about the effects of war and the use of writing in revealing/concealing the truth. definitely heed the content warnings, especially for the first part, but also throughout the other two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Alcohol, and War

vampire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

A must-read, but don't take the content warnings lightly.

maria_pasinetti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality

maria_pasinetti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence