Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Passing by Nella Larsen

65 reviews

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity

luv2readbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity

ninjamuse's review against another edition

challenging tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Death, and Infidelity

atamano's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death

Minor: Infidelity

burnt_milk's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Fantastically tightly written and I love how it quietly unravels. There's so much going on and much to read into and interpret here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.0

after reading the vanishing half I hoped to love this but it was…underwhelming and kinda fast paced? I am a fan of slow paced books so…I had it coming.

Also the ending left me like wtf 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity

aguattery's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

I had such a hard time getting into it. The plot is mostly pushed along by internal thoughts and it was kind of boring. I will say the ending  was perfect. You knew it was coming but so desperately didn't want it to happen anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity and Death

Minor: Sexism

sydneybedell's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Infidelity

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-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 is INTENSE. I want to read more by this author. I wish this would have been much longer because the tension was so good. Ms. Larson also has a real gift with phrasing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic friendship

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

This book still feels so modern and timely, especially when read in contrast to The Vanishing Half (not to say that book is not those things, just that they are interesting companions). It is hard to like the characters, and creates conflict with a potentially unreliable narrator, but it speak beautifully and painfully to themes of racism that are still sharply true today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Infidelity