Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Die Liebe in den Zeiten der Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

20 reviews

iillianne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

to think that this book is capable of being so beautiful & poetic in English!!! My first Marquez Garcia book & I couldn’t get enough of it. I love his unique way of introducing his characters & his ability to write abt some of the horrors that real life contains. These are not the easiest themes to handle but they are very real & apparent truths of life that at some point or another we must confront.

I hope that Florentino Ariza & Fermina Daza do get to live together & love each other forever on that cabin (only for her sake tho🤨)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

1orne's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tash1531718's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and War

imoran's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Florentino Ariza has a kill count higher than Anakin Skywalker

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

Another stunning novel by one of the most talented authors to ever existed. Within the social commentary, magical realism, and class dynamics, there is also an incredible amount of heart. I would highly, highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bajammies's review against another edition

Life is too short to allow the problematic parts in 2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

hypatiasilver's review against another edition

medium-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

2.75

This novel contains many beautiful passages worthy of 5 stars.  It also contains some of the worst passages and plot points I have ever read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

gabriella_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

Was anyone going to tell me there’s a

pedophilic relationship

in this or was I supposed to find out on my own? Genuinely left a disgusting taste in my mouth reading this. 

And why was there so much casual racism and bigoted language throughout the book? It was physically painful in a book that otherwise had a gripping prose (but was problematic, I smell misogyny). 

I don’t want to rate this because I feel so conflicted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

not_nosferatu's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

It’s well written BUT everything Florentino does after Fermina turns him down is an exponentially bigger red flag. It would have been a public service to castrate him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

squidyinkydink's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

This book did not age well and I would not recommend to others.