Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle

4 reviews

euhfubeuh's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was an interesting and complex commentary on immigration, growing xenophobia, the American Dream, and the struggles of overpopulation and unemployment. The story depicts the collision of two couples during their respective experiences after a car accident; one dealing with homesickness and homelessness, the other with great loss and paranoia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Deportation

Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

knp4597's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Classism

naiu_cs's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Not once has a boom ever managed to ignite this rage in me, and that is not a compliment. 

I get that it is supposed to be socially critical and all that but if you want to accurately protray the suffering a minority actually has to go through in order to point out white privelege and prejudiced racist thinking, I don't think this is the way to go.
All the respect for social novels, I think Boyle went to far with this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

februaryfriday's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Grief, and Death of parent