Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Olivia by Dorothy Bussy, Dorothy Strachey

13 reviews

elwhits's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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 Suicide attempt

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Storygraph recommended this as "out of my comfort zone" and true because I really struggle with stream of consciousness books like this. However, the theme and topic and the melodramatic narrator was right up my alley. I haven't read Aciman's foreword but the spirit of this is definitely in CMBYN, and it has in fact made me understand it better. Quite a surprise, but most welcome!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

bethanwx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

A portrait of a sixteen year old who falls into an encompassing infatuation with her captivating and mysterious teacher, Mademoiselle Julie. Tenderly written and almost dreamlike.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

arctic_lavender's review

emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

morenowagain's review

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Antisemitism

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder

n0elle's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

gingerale06's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief

broccoli_mmm's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Some of the most beautiful  prose Ive ever read:
“How can one bathe without undressing, or write without laying bare one’s soul”

UGH because the words are so pretty and the 1st half felt like it was pulled directly from my brain but also the actual plot is very not okay today. Def check the tws but its so so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death

The first half of this book has some of the best prose I’ve ever read: “How can one bathe without undressing, or write without laying bare one’s soul” (chef’s kiss) About halfway through, things start to feel predatory, which took away from my enjoyment of it. But again, the first half is absolutely brilliant and the way she writes about (lack of) religion, queer awakening, and sapphic longing feels like it was ripped straight from my brain. Worth reading, but be warned and read the TWs

slxtty_academia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Pedophilia and Toxic relationship