Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid

5 reviews

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

dreamwifu's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

every woman is compromised with the relationship she has with her mother and the way she views the place she once called home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity

Minor: Sexism, Slavery, and Racism

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

Lucy Josephine Potter does not give AF if you like her or not. She is unapologetic, owns her sexuality, and tells you exactly what she thinks. Filters not included.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Animal death, and Blood

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Colonisation

Minor: Infidelity and Slavery

cdpict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I read this book for university and it was meant to reflect on the displacement of black immigrant women but I honestly took more to the main character and saw part of her in myself and some parts of my life in her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

There is a part where the main character has a reaction to another character's sexual abuse that I found triggering.