Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

5 reviews

julalbert56's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

This novel has some of the most vivid, beautiful, unique writing I’ve ever experienced. Some scenes felt unnecessary to the story,

and the mid-novel POV change was hard to get used to

, though I understand its function. Overall an emotional, uncomfortable, moving read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Self harm, Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Addiction and Racism

drizzlybear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Racism

recollections's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Sexual content

manarnia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

This book is...a lot. It's beautifully written but sometimes hard to follow. It's very dark, but also very compelling. I don't regret reading it, but I also wouldn't generally recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Murder and Racial slurs

tabitha_isabelle's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence