Reviews tagging 'Rape'

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

24 reviews

themoistmaker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

djnb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

The book was extremely well written and the overall subplot, themes, and locations that tie the 5 separate works together create an impressive and intriguing puzzle. Its truly like reading every type of novel in one. Sometimes a mystery, sometimes a romance, sometimes almost a horror novel. I will say it can be an incredibly difficult read at times. Not for any other reason than the directness with which it presents violence. At a time where there has been international calls to bring attention to femicide, I am torn between liking this book for relentlessly highlighting the real fears women face every day and hating it for never giving the reader a break from them. Even the less violent sections of the book still carry an unsettling sense of not being quite safe. I think there's maybe one single character in the almost 900 pages whose life choices I could actually stomach, and I believe the author intended to portray most characters in a negative or questionable light.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: War

pink_moon96's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

elliearun's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

rubbercitykitten's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Murder

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and War

auntted's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

nwfalens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Lesbophobia

fschmidt2001's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book from start to finish, it had so many insane moments that made it an incredibly interesting read from start to finish - my only criticism is that I wish the ending was a little more flushed out, but the author literally died so thats not even valid criticism. One part I REALLY enjoyed was the descriptions of Archimboldis writing style, and how it almost replicates the style 2666 was written in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

birdinanairport's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Classism