Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

15 reviews

lamotta's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Un libro absolutamente clásico de la literatura latinoamericana, enrevesado; con una estructura fragmentaria que va encajando sus piezas lentamente para construir el declive de un pueblo que va muriendo con un hombre.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

aggie2010's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

tof's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Grief

lupitagonzalez's review

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

I think I'd give this a higher rating if I'd read it in Spanish, since I feel like some things are lost in translation. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and War

saltycoffee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: War

rachaelkei's review

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

I fucking loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Incest

eliss02's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

I've read this book for an university exam so it was a "forced" read. It was definitely an EXPERIENCE 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Colonisation

birtelesemann's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Incest, Death of parent, and Murder

nozomi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

La primera mitad me pareció excelente, las descripciones una obra de arte. Luego se distancia de la parte más sobrenatural y se queda solo con la trama del pueblo y eso terminó aburriéndome un poco. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Trafficking, Murder, and Alcohol

malustedile's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Grief