Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

10 reviews

lyshbish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

1.5

started getting more and more furious as it became evident that

the dog was going to die...

Lucy is by far the most unlikable protagonist I've ever read. I think that was the point, but it was still grating that she never seemed to learn from any of her mistakes. I wish she

drowned

at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

ivyleiff's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

that was so ??!???! but i also kind of loved it?? 🧜‍♂️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug use, Death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Vomit

justusingthisforstats's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Excrement, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

readwhileitrains's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kubotaaika_'s review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Animal death

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Vomit, and Drug use

literarytaurean's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Melissa Broder just solidified herself as my favorite author alive (Rooney is probably second). She is always so raw and ugly in the most realistic sense while sucking you into mentally and sexually disturbed scenarios. Her writing is honest and twisted and relatable and I couldn't find anything better for myself. She's the only author I can read 150+ pgs per sitting, she's incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

caregorman's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I kinda fucking loved this weirdo book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

lipstickitotheman's review

challenging dark reflective 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

2.5

I liked the writing, but I kept falling asleep while reading. I enjoyed the first half, but kind of waited to be done with the back half. Fascinating take on mer-people--I do feel that it adds something to the genre. I just didn't particularly enjoy it.

Quotes I Liked
-"I had felt, for a long time, that if I started crying I would not stop--that if I finally ripped, there would be nothing to stop my guts from falling out." Chapter 3
-" But as soon as I saw him coming, I thought, Oh God no. He sort of looked like his picture, but more the monkey aesthetic than the hot one. Also, he had an additional werewolf essence that the photo had not captured." Chapter 13
-"Before the donuts, I didn't even know I wanted to die. Now, I attributed my crying to joy. I hadn't known that I'd wanted joy either. I had not ever known that I could have it. Now I was crying because it felt like a miracle--not only that I could want to live at all but that I actually could." Chapter 44

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

angelicgay's review

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship