Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

92 reviews

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

samseyz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

While I did find this book to be interesting, there were some moments where the characters were a bit too pretentious. While I did appreciate the various themes and social commentaries, I feel like it was hammered in a bit too much at times. One of my favorite aspects was how interconnected the characters were.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: Addiction

theflowergarden's review

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

1.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Gaslighting and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

daniellemjoyce's review

adventurous 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? No

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Drug use

Minor: Rape

ashar_allaire's review

slow-paced

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

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this book. I listened to it as an audio book, which I made it hard for me to keep track of all the characters and loose threads. That being said, I am sure I would've DNFed this in physical form because some chapters were over an hour long. I loved the story, and I found each character interesting, I just found myself being like "Wait, what? Who is talking? What's happening?" way too much. 

The end of this book is predictable by design, but I still found it anticlimactic. James never confesses, and Joan never felt fleshed out enough for it to end with her. The reason the sacrifices continued was never clear to me. It felt like I had to suspend my disbelief quite a bit as it was a clunky plot point at best. I am also not sure why the older couple or Hope were included, but maybe I just missed something there.

I genuinely did love this book overall and the opening chapter was the most beautiful opening chapter I have ever read. The prose is unique and powerful. I would recommend it with the warning that it is dense and difficult to keep track of at times.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

sophiebv's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

mmccombs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely stunning writing and a wonderfully complex layering of themes. Just knocked me out from the very start!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Death of parent

jabakken's review

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Alcohol

hs259's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

mirandaandtitania's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

The writing in this was stunning!! I felt like underlining every sentence but I managed to restrain myself. The disjointed narrative did hinder my enjoyment as I found myself just wanting to know what was occurring in C4 but there was good payoff at the end. The last chapter was lovely.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Self harm