gaby_inz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Child death, Infidelity, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide attempt, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
Moderate: Genocide, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, and Misogyny
shainalite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, Excrement, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Murder, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Abandonment, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Vomit
autisticmisabel's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: War and Child death
Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Excrement, Incest, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death
lissybeth91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Even so, I don't think I can honestly give the book more than three stars, even for the brilliance of the final chapters. I don't think it makes up for the unnecessarily graphic descriptions of the Buendia family's hereditary vices.
Graphic: Dementia, Excrement, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and War
kianga_black's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Incest, Infertility, Excrement, Vomit, Sexual content, Rape, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Colonisation, Cursing, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
sofipitch's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Excrement and Mental illness
Minor: Antisemitism and Abortion
keenanmaree's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Dementia, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Dementia, and Excrement