Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen

3 reviews

emmi_lee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Dysphoria, and Outing

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Transphobia, Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Child abuse, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Car accident, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

maisierosereads's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

"Crimson" is at once poetic and raw, showing the perspectives of five interconnected queer characters from Nuuk, Greenland. All of the characters are flawed, but in such a realistic way that I think that every queer reader will be able to relate to at least one of them. They do also all undergo some level of development or progression; even those who might not seem loveable seem worthy of forgiveness.

If you like contemporary literary fiction driven by complex characters, this book is worth checking out.

I read the English translation of this novel by Anna Halagar, which she translated from the author's own Danish translation of the original Greenlandic text. I received my copy from Queer Book Box as part of my subscription - you can <a href="https://t.co/f94zBJdd2E?amp=1">get £5 off your first box using my referral link</a>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Also includes description of childbirth