Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel García Márquez

41 reviews

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I was honestly lost a majority of the time. I had to reread the book description multiple times to remind myself what exactly was going on. Toward the middle of the book, it became more clear and I started enjoying myself more. Luckily I listened to this on audio so I didn’t give up around the 25% mark like I normally would if I was so lost.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore and Sexism

Minor: Grief

gabriella_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

2.5

It wasn’t really my cup of tea but some of this author’s prose is really gripping. I think one of the most heartbreaking lines I’ve ever read was:

Any man will be happy with them because they’ve been raised to suffer.

I liked the delivery style of the story but it just wasn’t for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Gaslighting

annalise_4202's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

thegardenlesbian's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

The premise is interesting, the story was nice but I just got a bit bored and dizzy with all the characters. I think this is one of those weird random books you find at a second-hand bookstore; like it's not bad, it's just kind of weird. Honestly the thing that's the most interesting about it isn't the main plot, but rather the subplots.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

itsjoenna's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

i spent 9 days just to read chapter 1, i didn't even understand what i was reading, and when i got to chapter 2 i finally started to understand the plot and restarted from the beginning. honestly i didn't really enjoy it, it wasn't interesting at all and bored me to death, the plot is fine i guess, but not a fan of the writing. seriously i just forced myself to finish it and finally it was done. the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

nellebzc's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

jmora__'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

george_tte's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Me sorprendió la excelencia de este libro. De verdad que es una lectura que vale la pena. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

mayo_confessionary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Minor: Physical abuse and Violence

fratobkk's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence