A review by treehouselibrary
The Lover by Marguerite Duras

dark reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

a cyclical, looping scrapbook of the morbidity of childhood desires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Incest, Sexual assault, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Violence, War, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood, Addiction, and Alcohol