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destiny_jay's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I have no idea how to put into words how I feel about this book. I forced my way to the end hating most of my time spent reading it but yet by the end I found myself completely enamored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
rys's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
It’s interesting in how he words the story. There are funny parts which makes this novel seem less serious and more enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Alcohol
sofipitch's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a beautifully written book. It's also very political. It has the same themes of colonialism, political wars, traditional/catholic views vs modern lifestyles, and family that surround a lot of Latin american works. I read "The House of the Spirits" and I can see how Garcia Marquez influenced Allende. The only reason this isn't getting 5 stars is for the depictions of sex, in a lot of scenes the women don't want to and are more or less raped only to "fall in love/have sex all the time" with the man, it happens multiple times and isn't clearly condemned by the text which is, big yikes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness and Excrement
Minor: Antisemitism and Abortion
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