Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Bear by Marian Engel

7 reviews

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Body shaming, and Excrement

Minor: Sexual harassment, Abortion, Alcohol, and Mental illness

picking_back_up's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Excrement and Blood

Minor: Infidelity

toffishay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Lou is a woman looking to understand herself, to find direction and meaning in life. Her job on Cary's Island and her connection with the bear allows her to find a connection with herself, with the world around her, and her place in it. It's absolutely a controversial book and will not be for everyone. I don't even really know if it's for me! But I connected with Lou's journey for self-discovery and I found myself at the end feeling contented, like there is something in this book that I can come away with too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Excrement, Colonisation, Alcohol, Vomit, Infidelity, Classism, and Racism

simply_fran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Moderate: Colonisation, Excrement, Alcohol, Racism, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Misogyny, and Abortion

esophagus18's review

reflective slow-paced

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

0.5

i did not enjoy a single word of this book to be honest but it gets half a star for being a concept that i never would have thought of

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Excrement

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

sinisterbeard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexism

_taylorsian's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and Infidelity