Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

97 reviews

awashi3's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

gnarlykaitlyn's review

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Dysphoria

ghost_rider's review

dark tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

chuckyinspace's review

challenging dark funny reflective tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Violence, Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Misogyny

yabiatli's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

Suspiciously well-written. This was really good but makes you feel weird saying that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent

lisettemarie's review

challenging dark tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

morwenmck's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

farmerkristyn's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

majca's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.5

It feels wrong to say it here, but this was a disappointment. What I was expecting was a disturbing story of a twisted, complicated mind and a nuanced examination of pedophilia explored through the perspective of a woman and society's view on it. 

What I got was some nasty descriptive imagery that bordered on ridiculous. Once the novelty of that wore off a shocking amount of boredom followed. Cause the main character is entirely one dimensional, having a single minded purpose of foking teen boys. That doesn't make for a very compelling read at all if the book has nothing else going on. Cause the side characters as well failed to elicit an emotional response in me, and the language too was unremarkable. 

There were hints there that could have made for a compelling social commentary, but those weren't explored beyond a few brief sentences. 

You are foul to me and I just wallpapered my cervix with the name of a teenage boy.

Okay, I guess...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amswimmy's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

fucked !!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood