Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Luxúria by Raven Leilani

184 reviews

jennireadsmaybe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

I read Luster as apart of my local in person book club. I'm still not certain how I feel about it. Leilani's prose is certainly my favorite part of the book because it oscillated between laugh out loud hilarious, gut-punchingly relatable, and outright hurtful at some points. I also enjoyed Edie's entire early twenty-something struggle in life, because most books I've read featuring twenty-somethings are not as honest with the struggle. If you're into literary fiction/trauma porn/not-completely-likable characters I would recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Abortion

valrunin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

oh, yeah, this book was made for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

victorsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Abortion, and War

kjofalltrades's review against another edition

medium-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

poenaestante's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

The book hooked me in from the very first page. I had no clue what this book was about when I picked it up from ny neighbor's community library box, and I'm rarely a fiction reader but I do have time for black authors. This book was so novel and arresting that I can't wait to see what the author does next

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

bowelhaus's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Police brutality, and Abortion

yosistachrista's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

booklover_17's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Police brutality

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Car accident