Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

9 reviews

eliss02's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

I've read this book for an university exam so it was a "forced" read. It was definitely an EXPERIENCE 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Abandonment, Violence, Death of parent, Incest, and Domestic abuse

birtelesemann's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Chronic illness, Murder, and Incest

nozomi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

La primera mitad me pareció excelente, las descripciones una obra de arte. Luego se distancia de la parte más sobrenatural y se queda solo con la trama del pueblo y eso terminó aburriéndome un poco. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Infertility, Murder, and Trafficking

malustedile's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

angela_iseli's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Rape and Incest

safetyseal's review

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Trafficking, Incest, Domestic abuse, and Murder

claravalente's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Infertility

aegagrus's review

3.25

[re-read for class, not a full review] 

Rulfo's sparse prose and magical realism are gripping and compelling, but a substantial part of their appeal is in their ambiguity. Once the story develops to a point at which the reader understands the rules of the world in which we're operating, the novel loses steam, in part because it is no longer as ambiguous. At heart this is a collection of stories and memories lived by different people at different times, and some are more compelling than others.  Fr. Rentería is particularly compelling and interesting, in part because his story implicates the broader themes drawing the novel together in a quite nuanced way. Other stories and characters feel somewhat more peripheral. 

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, and Suicide

sunflowerlu's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest