Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

7 reviews

fromthekiwigirl35's review against another edition

This had so much happen within those 55 pages. Too violent, too much intense situations. Graphic. Not an enjoyable read.
Couldn't find the joy in reading such content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abortion, Sexual assault, Incest, Misogyny, Violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Death, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

savheath's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Cursing, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime

shel_bay11's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Trafficking, War, Murder, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Cancer, Dementia, and Incest

ashleighisreading's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I am very sad that it is over. Picking up this book throughout the week felt like catching up with a dear friend. I loved the format of the book - told in first person, it spans over 70 years and checks in with the author every 7 years. The plot was deeply routed in the main character’s relationships but also touched on historical and cultural realities in a way that only added to the overall story. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, and Hate crime

phoebedowling's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

One of my favourites. The only reason why its not 5 stars is because the last section of the book was unnecessarily long, but because I was so invested in the story by then it didn't matter too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Rape, Incest, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

brynngaybee's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I read this on the recommendation of my manager who said it was her favorite book and I had to read it, while I am not quite sure it lived up to the hype I certainly enjoyed it a lot! I didn't care that much about the childhood parts but they were mostly funny enough. I liked a lot of the adult stuff more, although the characters drove me crazy sometimes. It was very sad but some other parts of the book were funny. My manager said it was similar to A Little Life which I have not read yet, but still may be a good option for fans of that book. There is a lot of coincidences and quite a bit of death and wild events going on. I am here for the drama, but it may not be for everyone. The way all the characters were interconnected was interesting to me, but it did not seem very realistic, depends on what you care about in a story I suppose. Overall, very well written and emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Dementia, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

minxtte's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Homophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Dementia, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking