Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

O Amante de Lady Chatterley by D.H. Lawrence

5 reviews

khoystoboy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Interesting read but unfortunately not my style. It was tiringly slow in the first third but picked up quite a bit when the ACTUAL lover appeared on the scene. I found Connie (Lady Chatterly) somehow not quite believable/shallow as a character but Mellors and Mrs Bolton had some interesting depth. Not exactly your typical love affair story but I would stay away if you find sex descriptions disturbing or off-putting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

lozbot27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book. To me Connie is one of the most relatable and sincere female protagonists I have ever read. As a young woman still trying to understand her sexual pleasure preferences and how to be a part of a relationship and read the other person, this book reflects a lot of my vulnerabilities. But the discussions on class, industrialism, romanticism and female independence, disability, war, and sexual preference are some of the many reasons why I recommend  people read this book. The men in the novel aren't entirely agreeable including Mellors, but they are interesting fully formed individuals. The language can be challenging but I felt it was accessible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, War, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

zosiablue's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

Well. I had a lot of feelings reading this! First, it's the book every kid knows is filthy, but I didn't read it until age 42. It definitely would've felt VERY dirty if I read it as a kid. Second, it felt like the eroticism was clickbait to get to his real point: classism and socialism and feminism, and hating rich people, ambition, and status. Which, yeah man! Third, like main character Mellors switches between his Derbyshire and posh accents, it felt like the writing was sometimes very bad and then sometimes very brilliant. Maybe this was an editing thing! 

Regardless, it was a funny little book that affected me even though none of the characters were likable. And in fact, many of them felt unsettling. (Connie's dad??)

And I was expecting a different ending! But the ending we got is good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: War

meenakshisathish's review against another edition

Started getting slow. And the romance isn’t as convincing as I thought it would be . Will most likely revisit at another time

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Ableism

Minor: Emotional abuse

clairew97's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Misogyny