Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

El amor en los tiempos del cólera by Gabriel García Márquez

38 reviews

mzgeee53's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera is a sweeping tale of love, obsession, and the passage of time. The story follows Florentino Ariza's lifelong love for Fermina Daza, a love that begins in youth and endures through decades of separation and societal pressures. As the novel unfolds, we witness the intricate tapestry of their lives, set against the backdrop of a cholera epidemic and the evolving landscape of Colombia.

Márquez's lyrical prose and philosophical musings are undoubtedly captivating. His ability to weave intricate narratives and explore profound themes is on full display in Love in the Time of Cholera. However, the novel's main characters, Fermina Daza and Florentino Ariza, proved to be challenging to connect with. Daza's racist views and Ariza's pedophilia and womanizing tendencies made it difficult to fully invest in their relationship and root for their happiness.

While the novel's exploration of love, passion, and the human condition is thought-provoking, the characters' flaws ultimately hindered my enjoyment of the story. As a result, I found One Hundred Years of Solitude to be a more satisfying and compelling work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

steffigb's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

1orne's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

veposve's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Colonisation

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, and War

emileeandherbooks's review against another edition

0.75

“Love”? More like feverish obsession.

“Love”? More like constant infidelity. 

“Love”? More like sexual assault ( a doctor to his patient! And she’s okay with it!* ) 

“Love”? More like pedophilia. 

“Love”? More like stalking. 

This book was crap. Marquez is a talented writer but the story was gross, annoying and pointless. So pointless. I couldn’t care less about every single character. 

It’s completely sexist and so OBVIOUSLY written by a sex-obsessed man. He practically has his female characters begging for sex. *And when they’re assaulted, they’re okay with it! And even a 14 year-old girl is happy to have a 70 year-old man groom her and…you know the rest. 

Just gross. So so gross. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

narcisa's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Would give it 0!
Honestly, there was absolutely nothing that I liked in this book. I have no idea why it is referred as a love story. For me, it seems more of a creepy obsession of a pervert!
Florentino is a selfish, pervert, creepy and disgusting character.
Fermina is so annoying. She's never happy with anything.
The only person that was somehow agreeable was Dr Urbino, until he started to be a cheater as well.
No one in this book could keep their pants on! 
Yuck, yucky book, no morals, no substance, no lessons.
Just a lame story of a senseless obsession.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual content

imoran's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective slow-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

4.0

Florentino Ariza has a kill count higher than Anakin Skywalker

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

madelynfrank's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I have so many thoughts about this book as probably a lot of people had? Was FA supposed to be gross right? Very gross. Prose is beautiful and often funny. Plot and characters all flow between each other in time which I really enjoyed. Felt very tangential like a story. Racism/sexism/pedophilia was a bummer but I guess to be expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

vklyle99's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

Whoever said this was the greatest love story ever told, seek mental help!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hypatiasilver's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

This novel contains many beautiful passages worthy of 5 stars.  It also contains some of the worst passages and plot points I have ever read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual harassment