Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

A Vida Mentirosa dos Adultos by Elena Ferrante

30 reviews

5aru's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

You know how it's said that adults don't remember what it was like to be a teenager? Well, Elena Ferrante does.

While some of Giovanna's experiences won't resonate with everyone, I remembered so much of my own teenage years as I was reading — so much of that emotion rang true to me. I was really taken in by Ferrante's insightful exploration of Giovanna's character, and the writing style is wonderfully readable, while preserving its poetry and a certain, simmering rage underneath that really resonated with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ldbianco's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

adelal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ana610615's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

painausten314's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

gretag's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Infidelity

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

galexy_brain's review against another edition

Although the writing was beautiful, the plot started to stagnate in the middle. I was never particularly interested in the subject matter to begin with and found the characters difficult and/or unlikeable, so when the plot ground to a halt I had to cut it off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Mental illness and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment and Classism

erikawynn's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

moonlightamelia's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

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

4.5

what a interesting little book…

an excruciating but brilliant depiction of a girls teenage years, elena ferrante expertly explores all the drama that occurs during adolescence. i found it painfully accurate, particularly in its exploration of divorce, teenage infatuation and how a girls view of herself develops as she grows, and ms ferrante’s writing is exquisite: “how rough men were, how brutal in every word they dedicated to love.”

my only issue would be the pacing; the first 60 pages were so slow, along with part 4, but the rest of it was excellent.

in short, everybody lied. everybody said it was mid but they were wrong. this book is worth the read purely for the writing alone, but you will get so much more out of it than that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Pedophilia