Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Honderd jaar eenzaamheid by Gabriel García Márquez

43 reviews

lief_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

elisabeth_with_an_ess's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Wow. Folks, I have got THOUGHTS on this book. Up to the last two chapters, I would not have said I was enjoying this book, in spite of being amazed by the undeniable brilliance of the writing. The plot seems to ramble all over the place, with events that I expected to be ultimately climactic in nature being nearly thrown away in the narrative. On top of that there were lots of scenes and events that made me feel deeply "squicky" (check the trigger warnings on this book before you read it, because there are some doozies). However, just when I would nearly make up my mind to stop reading, I would encounter a phrase or a piece of imagery that was so breathtaking that it would keep me reading. And then, as the book ended in a whirlwind of revelation and fulfilled prophesy, I was so glad that I finished the story. 

Even so, I don't think I can honestly give the book more than three stars, even for the brilliance of the final chapters. I don't think it makes up for the unnecessarily graphic descriptions of the Buendia family's hereditary vices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

_cecilie_'s review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kia_y_k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cj1234's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Classism

sploack's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

What the hell did I just read? Not only does this book not have any plot whatsoever, but it also seamlessly normalizes sexism, violence, cheating, incest, animal abuse, child abuse and pedophilia. And is there even a single likeable character in the whole story? In my opinion they’re all shamelessly terrible people. 

Its only merit is that it is well written, but that can’t save it from me giving it 1 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and War

lizzzitro's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

pandabulous's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Genocide and Suicide

jakluke's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Well, that was suspicious… I really wanted to love this book, but man was it a slog! 

420 pages of description, very little discourse, 20 characters who were sleeping with siblings, aunties and cousins from across this world of make believe and everyone had the same name … I’m confused. 

It’s a saga, spanning 100 years, but you never know how old people are or what timeline your in. I think one guy died a dozen times and then when he finally died, he came back so often that I just felt I was meeting myself coming backwards. 

I sense something really beautiful in this book, but I think I will find the beauty in a future reread. I am not willing to give up on this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Gun violence

piece0fgarbag's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, and Pedophilia