Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

3 reviews

sydneynorman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, and Sexual content

jenna_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad fast-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

Great western with a touch of magical realism and border politics! When a heist in Texas goes wrong, Antonio swears vengeance on the Rangers who killed his brother. The rest of the book focuses on his quest for revenge intercut with scenes from the life of his grandson, a movie star in 1960s Mexico. Well-written, entertaining, and thoughtful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

nehaanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

A fantastic quick read that blurs the lines of reality and fantasy in the similar vein of many  authors such as Gabriel García Márquez. The story is frightfully real, and the illusions it weaves are as skillful as any magician casting a spell. There is relief as a decades long battle with humanity’s streak of goodness against a backdrop of evil culminates after a 68 year long penance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol