Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

45 reviews

waterbear0821's review against another edition

3.0

Well that sure happened. But why?
I enjoyed the poetry and the premise but not the story. 
I liked the very Anne-Carson-y “if…then…” poem at the beginning. I liked the descriptions of the places and weather and voices and feelings. But I could not have cared less about the story and that feels like a failure. 
Maybe I’ll have to try again.
I did like how it made my brain function. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Incest

msprufrock's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Sexual assault

readingbrb's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual assault

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I definitely need to reread this on paper to fully absorb the story, and honestly will probably rate it higher once I do. I loved the vibes of this book and the scenes I felt I fully understood were beautifully written. I am very interested in reading more of the author's works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Incest, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

emmleo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Vanskelig bok å få grep om. Kan hende det lå mer på meg, men lange perioder av boken hvor jeg ikke skjønte hva som foregikk og kjedet meg veldig. Jeg har lest myten om Herakles nylig, men følte ikke det hjalp så veldig. Kanskje hvis jeg hadde visst mer om konteksten og det Carson referer til. Skjønte litt mer da jeg leste oversetterens etterord. Likte allikevel slutten på boken. Likte dynamikken mellom Geryon og Ancash. Forholdet mellom Geryon og Herakles var noe komplekst.

Likte slutten med Geryon som endelig bruker vingene sine igjen.

Geryon var en karakter jeg likte å lese om på tross av alt. Poetisk, fint språk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

coriandercilantro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Rape, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction and Violence

broke my goddamn heart and remade it. i feel physically unwell. i have chills. im reading it again after posting this.

zeejaye's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Incest

writeasiread's review against another edition

challenging sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

man door hand hook car door.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Incest

athenian_frog's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

1.75

PLEASE SEE CONTENT WARNINGS BELOW!

Well written but I think I have to read again bc it was pretty confusing and kinda frustrating this first time around. Just left me feeling a bit depressed lmao so please be warned. I really just wanted better for the main character, man 😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

(Vaguely detailed) The main character is molested by an older relative as a child at night. The person is:

his older brother

It is established as a regular occurrence. (Vaguely described) there is sexual content but what is there is of purple prose-y or is in the perspective of the morning after. The relationship that the MC has with another significant character (combined with the MC’s flawed ideas of bodily autonomy) read as toxic to me. This can be potentially triggering.

angelsbefore's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I loved anne carson's essays so I kind of felt I'd enjoy this and i wasn't wrong. at some points i felt like i was losing the thread of the poem but in reality i think it was meant to be like that in a way? I loved it a lot. I just have absolutely no reasoning on why 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest