Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

30 reviews

mctore21's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking

squidinkydink's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

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

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

eegonzalez1113'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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Rape

taylormoore6's review against another edition

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

I was delighted by the beautiful, descriptive prose when I first began reading. It reminded me of House of the Spirits and I resolved to keep reading, hoping for a similar payoff as House of the Spirits even though nothing was really happening in the story. I regret that decision. Yes the writing is beautiful, but what’s the point of this book? Nearly every character is a horrible person. The casual and rampant anti-blackness, misogyny, sexual assault and pedophilia really soured the reading experience and took me out of the story at multiple points. I know the story begins in the 1800s (it was written in 1985 though, so I don’t get it), but none of the above furthered the plot or made any wider point. It almost felt like glorifying these aspects of the story. This is the kind of classic that make me feel like a lot of classics are outdated and not worth the time spent reading them. Honestly one of the worst books I’ve read this year. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Stalking

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and War

professionalhater's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Stalking, and Infidelity

lonelycitrus's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.75

It is NOT  a love story. If you read it as documentation of a man's obsession it is a fine read that is very funny at times and written with wonderful prose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Stalking

eve81's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, War, Racism, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

devanie's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Suicide, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, and Stalking

lemann's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Stalking