Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

68 reviews

elisem04's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

2.25

This feels weird to rate bc it was compellingly readable to the point where I couldn’t put it down. But at the same time, it made me feel awful and I didn’t really care about any of the characters. 2.25 stars is a reasonable compromise I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

minimicropup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.5

Atmosphere: 👌 Largely created through snippets of the characters’ thoughts and interactions, with detailed descriptions of locations peppered throughout in an effective way. It contributes to the overall setting and goings-ons rather than being distracting. 

Main POVs: 👌
-a 24 year old recent fine art graduate who presents as carefree, confident, and adventurous but is harbouring a deep sense of shame, depressive disorders, and unhealthy ego. They blame everyone and everything for their struggles. We get to see them slowly evolve and where it comes from in their past
-a 44 year old functional alcoholic and advertising entrepreneur who is successful and perhaps a “charming” drunk but painfully immature and people-pleasing in a shallow way. We also see them evolve and where this tendency comes from
-a witty, intuitive, cynical 37 year old television/film writer recently forced out of their job and now living with their elderly wise-cracking parent 

Show’n’tell: ❤️
So much show! Though half the time you aren’t quite sure what you’re being shown, it adds to the story. Like bringing a neon crayon set in an unlabelled package, revealing them individually, then passing them around the class. 

Reading Journey: 👌
People-watching on the NY subway from early morning ‘til late night. There will be moments of boredom, confusion, cringing, heartwarmth (?), and laughter. 

Great match if you like:
-literary fiction with character-driven narratives that are infuriating, hilarious, and inspiring
-believable outcomes (follows MCs over a two-year period)
-character studies involving addiction, mental illness, and childhood trauma
-NYC party vibes with consequences included
-a sprinkling of randomness
-wrong time and place romance

Vibes: 😅🥺🥴

Format: Library E-book via Libby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

Minor: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Addiction includes alcoholism (and recovery), food addiction (and recovery), relationship addiction/codependent friendships, meth, and heroin

fatal overdose

. Chronic illness is Parkinson’s and dementia in an elderly parent. Animal death is a short set of scenes

involving a pet marsupial that drowns and was left to roam free in unsafe surroundings

. Sexual content is consenting adults (though sometimes very intoxicated). Adult/minor relationship recounted a bit by one character from her past. Abandonment theme around parental abandonment/rejection of some characters.

_rowan_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Death, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

prism_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

desireewoodwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

xbernadette's review against another edition

dark funny sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Homophobia, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Antisemitism

vrie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

keesreads'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Deportation, Rape, Transphobia, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pedophilia, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

jenameul's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Dementia, and Drug use

minxtte's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Drug use, Vomit, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy