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ungles's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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? Yes
4.0
one of my favorites books, it's the one that got me into classics, but I understand that the themes can be really dark and not to everyone, but I really think Jorge amado had so much to talk about these children and I learned so much of this, I think that we should learn to separate the wrong action of the characters (and belive me shit hit the fan with these guys, they fucked up a LOT) and have the time in consideration (it was 1932 guys of course it's gonna be dark) of the quality of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
yeah this is pretty fucked up