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yvespiders's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Death
agogaghast's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The ending really almost destroyed the book for me. Not a fan of the protagonist at all and I hope I'm not meant to be. Love all the women in the story though. They really made the book excellent for me which is why it has such a high rating. If I had rated it immediately after finishing it. Truly despise that incest has been present in both books of his that I've read. And this one was far more stomach turning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
cara1020's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
this book's only saving grace is its prose lmao. it's just. so problematic i don't even know where to begin??
i appreciate that this is supposed to be a love story. but we also get rampant racism, p*dophilia (and incest???) and just overall horrible pacing. the last like 10% went by quickly, but literally everywhere else, it was such a drag to read.
would not recommend lmfao i regret spending so much time on this.
i appreciate that this is supposed to be a love story. but we also get rampant racism, p*dophilia (and incest???) and just overall horrible pacing. the last like 10% went by quickly, but literally everywhere else, it was such a drag to read.
would not recommend lmfao i regret spending so much time on this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, and Medical content
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
smallredboy's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
I hated this book. I truly cannot understate how much I hated this book. If it wasn't a mandatory reading for Spanish, I would've ditched it at about 10%. I can't stress enough how much I hated this book. Not one of the characters was likeable, the narration was as stretched out as possible, each description of each house and each outfit making me slowly go insane. The plot had some semblance of interest to it, but everything about it was ruined by the last few pages and the cheesy fucking ending.
I was going to give this book a gentle 2 to 3 starts before it's just dropped 80% into the book that the male protagonist, Florentino Ariza,is sleeping with a fourteen-year-old who he's supposed to be a mentor to and who is RELATED TO HIM. . I got so angry at this that I had to finish the book, so I wouldn't have to deal with it tomorrow. Fuck this book.
I was going to give this book a gentle 2 to 3 starts before it's just dropped 80% into the book that the male protagonist, Florentino Ariza,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Stalking
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Murder, and War
ratsrus's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest and Sexual assault