Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Inhabited Woman by Gioconda Belli

7 reviews

clitzerfee's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

eve_kadou's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

annainthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, and Classism

Minor: Incest and Abortion

merenguita's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Este libro propone una forma de acercarse al inconsciente de los personajes con un toque de realismo mágico. La escritura es íntima y bellísima, dejando que uno pueda entrever las contradicciones en el diálogo interno del personaje principal junto con sus miedos, preocupaciones y deseos. 
A través de toda la historia están muy presentes los diálogo entre la revolución y el machismo y también la colonización y la dictadura, lo cual para mí fue sumamente interesante y está muy bien logrado.
Debo admitir que me costó un poco engancharme como al final del primer tercio del libro pero valió completamente continuar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ho apprezzato questo libro molto più di quanto mi aspettassi. E' stato molto interessante leggere della resistenza contro un regime autoritario e oppressivo, esplorando anche tematiche come il sessismo e il classismo all'interno di questo ambito. 
Mi è piaciuto tanto anche l'inserimento di elementi di realismo magico, a ricollegare il tempo presente con le civiltà del passato.

In linea di massima gli aspetti più brutali della storia vengono trattati con delicatezza, tranne alcuni momenti con dettagli po' troppo espliciti, almeno per la mia personale sensibilità. 
La sottotrama d'amore in alcune parti mi è sembrata un po' troppo esagerata, quasi a toccare vette da melodramma, ma forse è solo il mio limitato romanticismo a parlare.

Lo stile di scrittura è piacevole, non è eccessivamente elaborato ma è comunque sciolto e impattante quanto basta per offrire un'esperienza di lettura coinvolgente. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Drug use, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lena_koe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

jelliestars's review

challenging dark emotional 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

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment