Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Guest by Emma Cline

3 reviews

manukahoney_reads's review against another edition

Bit triggering right now but I really do want to come back to it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Stalking, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking

channamason's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-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

3.5

this is a fucking weird book. this truly the top tier of unreliable narrators. this was very hard to get into as I didn’t understand the meandering plot. however as the book continues something extremely sinister seems to be ever boiling under the surface and it is very unsettling. and then i couldn’t stop reading. good for fans of the divisive film Saltburn and My Year of Rest and Relaxation for sure.

i could see this being a good episodic series- each group she leaves in the wake a different episode kind of like Swarm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

spencerjie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

reading this book feels like you are in a drug filled haze alongside alex and you will leave this novel a little more unmoored from reality than when you started it; in a fantastically brilliant literary way

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Abandonment and Stalking