Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Honderd jaar eenzaamheid by Gabriel García Márquez

190 reviews

joelafond's review against another edition

I had to read this book in high school English class and was not a fan. I figured at that age. Perhaps it just was over my head so I decided to give it another try as an adult. Only a slight improvement reading as an adult. Impressive writing, sure, but still just as rambling and aimless as I remember. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

whales9001's review against another edition

Started reading because I have heard great things about it. The first hundred pages are riddled with incest and pedophilia and every time I though it may be over it just kept going. I then realized that life is short and I don't have to continue reading books I just frankly am not enjoying.

That being said the magical realism I did encounter was very well written. Who knows maybe I'll come back some day in the future but I kind of doubt it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

stinekristin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and War

1orne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Slavery and Abortion

spriteluver's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

4.0

 Of course this book can be incredibly hard and uncomfortable to read, what with the incest and weird thing about breasts and big penises. But the author has so much psychoanalysis in his characters—mainly the men, but sometimes the women get some insight into themselves—that makes it worth it (and I think psychoanalysis specifically, Freud vibes). War, capitalism, and colonialism, with their effects, perpetrators, and victims are all explored, as well as people who lose themselves to their vices (I do think “the cardinal sins” play a huge role in the metaphors within the text)...Marquez creates such a rich tapestry of the world’s truths and horrors hidden within a singular character to the whole town. Layers upon layers of symbolism seep in every letter and space of this book, which I always love.

 It’s just amazing to see both the degradation of the Buendias family and the perpetual cycle they all go through, even when they can act so differently from one another. To see what moves each Jose Arcadio or Aureliano to action and how that relates to the world’s progression and its regression. Each chapter is sooo dense with meaning, it’s hard to really write a review that doesn’t discuss what tidbits I gathered from the whole thing. I have to say, I REALLY loved that each chapter was about 20 pages long because it made it a lot easier to digest. There are obvious flaws within the book regarding prejudices and gratuitous scenes, but I think it all takes part in the punch in the mouth the ending gives us all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape

badbadwolf's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

regenherz's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, and Abandonment

prawnyhuman's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia

katanai's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

“she became human in her solitude” damn

okay. so many thoughts but also none at all? um. when i went in to this book i definitely wasn’t expecting such dark elements such as pedophilia, incest & rape. author’s writing is so lengthy im unsure of why it took so long to get to the point. a yapper for sure. it was so wordy & not in a way that’s all the way enjoyable although you will get lost in the sauce. at the beginning, all the different ppl but sharing such similar names ground my gears bc i got confused to who was who. i can see why it’s some ppl’s favorite books but also out of all books why this one? i get it but it doesn’t mean i have to like it. in short, a novel that tells of the worst that humans can be as well our stubbornness that leads to solitude in which do we even matter at all? anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

bklein827's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia