Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

6 reviews

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

yaelm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

Good though maddening, hated it and everyone in it as much as I understand it’s a good literary work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Murder