Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

15 reviews

shreyshrey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Nails a really specific feeling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

biblizo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

kyrie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence

mitz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

krsweet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I did not know the experience of working as a lab-centric grad student could be so accurately portrayed in text. The feelings had me back in the thick of things in a way that felt so raw and real, but I wanted to read more despite it dredging up past resentments. And on top of that the story covered race and sexuality in a way that felt so true to how someone with crushing anxiety/depression/stress would respond. Somehow the text put into words how it feels to be someone living with the weight of everything playing on their mind at once and just giving up. The feelings of knowing any choice you make doesn't matter. I don't think I've seen this kind of response explored before, but it hit me right in my core.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Vomit