Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

4 reviews

elinna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad fast-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

Una historia maravillosa que te aprieta el corazón, pero que al mismo tiempo ese amor entre penumbras y de noche te va cuidando.
Escucharlo en voz de la autora fue una experiencia maravillosa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

dh_cz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

purplemind's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

3.75

 Questo è un libro che ti lascia addosso molta rabbia. Camila e le sue compagne si sono ritagliate un piccolo mondo sicuro tra le mura della casa di Zia Encarna, ma quello che esiste fuori da quel santuario è spesso una realtà violenta e isolante, che le vuole lontano dagli occhi della “brava gente”, a costo anche di ucciderle. C’è anche tanta speranza, però. C’è lo Splendore negli Occhi, bimbo salvato e adottato da Zia Encarna, c’è la gioia nel veder realizzata nel modo più vero la propria identità, e c’è la sorellanza delle donne del Parco Sarmiento, che a volte riescono a salvarsi a vicenda. Lo stile di Sosa Villada è profondamente metaforico e vivido, si legge come fosse una poesia, fatta di scatti immortalati in vari momenti della sua vita e arricchiti dall’emotività della memoria. L’autrice, però, non si tira indietro dal descrivere anche le sue esperienze più cruente e il modo in cui esse l’hanno plasmata.
 (molto piacevole anche lo stile della traduzione!) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy