Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Pequeño país by Gaël Faye

3 reviews

preciousnightmare's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Deportation

Minor: Vomit

svenia_dracul's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you like being on a roller-coaster of emotions and graphic, like REALLY graphic scenes, this is for you. I was chuckling at one second and the next I was feeling like I could vomit, don't watch this while eating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism

eglantinegt's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ce livre m’a beaucoup touché. Et je le recommanderais pas à tout le monde du fait de sa violence particulièrement. De tout les livres que j’ai lu c’est lui qui m’a le plus boulversé surtout sachant que les événements passés sont très récents, cela paraît irréel. On suit l’histoire d’un jeune garçon, Gabriel vivant au Burundi, avec son père français et sa mère Rwandaise, on voit alors le genocide rwandais des Tusti se deroulé. Je ne comprends honnêtement pas qu’on en parle pas plus, ne serait-ce qu’à l’école?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol