Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

81 reviews

aus10england's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Well!! This isn’t what I was expecting, but I was into it! Haven’t read anything like it, especially such a character driven story. AND it’s a debut? I’m impressed! Can’t wait to see what this author does next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content and Kidnapping

carolynlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

joannanewsom's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide

whatellisreadnext's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I don't know how I feel about this. A super engaging audiobook, great characters, a couple of eye popping moments, but I just felt a bit 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

runninginair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

I enjoyed this book for the way the author depicted writing and its importance to authors. There were several lines I highlighted that spoke to me, and they were about teaching and writing. There were a lot of moments that made me feel pretty icky, for lack of a better word, but I think that was the point of those moments. It was an enjoyable read, and it brought a perspective of life to me that I had never considered. Something I'm sure will stay with me until I, too, am 58 and contemplating my sexuality and existence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

bouebooks's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

kassiereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

mmccombs's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A book full of nuanced and complicated conversations about power, art, “cancel culture,” and academia. Our narrator is full of conflicting ideas and vanity and insecurity (she kind of sucked and I liked it), it was fun to inhibit her psychology for a little bit. Basically all of the characters are unlikeable but in a very juicy, authentic way. Something didn’t totally click for me with this one, I felt like the ending was kind of clunky or disconnected. Overall this was an interesting character study (and study of academia itself) but it didn’t necessarily blow me away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Infidelity

srm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Addiction, Kidnapping, Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

mariexcelsior's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual harassment