Reviews tagging 'Death'

Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez

7 reviews

chasekj's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Garcia-Marquez is able to make the grotesque parts of being human sound so beautiful.

There were times I had to do a double-take because the prose was so incredibly descriptive, yet the situation a bit disgusting

. This is my second book of his and he has become one of my favorite authors!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation

hjk93's review against another edition

The “love story” at the heart of this novel is too disturbing to appreciate its merits. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

thereadingsparrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

sofiacore's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

1.0

gabo youre not seeing the pearly gates for this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death and Torture

mirireads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

ergedogan's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence and Medical content

Minor: Animal death and Vomit