Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Cantoras, by Carolina De Robertis

4 reviews

afisher121's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Police brutality, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, War, and Hate crime

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Grief, and Lesbophobia

fleursreads's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.75

such an incredible capsule of what it was like to be queer during uruguay's dictatorship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Grief, Infidelity, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Outing, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Rape

fosssamantha's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This novel is incredible and one of the best reads I've had in a long, long time. The despair of the real traumas during Uruguay's dictatorship mean that this book is full of intense and potentially triggering scenes. This is not a light read, but a read that brings the reader to deep empathy and strong connection with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Death

imreallyraven's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Torture