Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Violeta by Isabel Allende

122 reviews

vpeguri's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse

quantumponies's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

pam_pam_85's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse

amkleintje's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

jacarroll's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

2.5

Couldn’t stand the cynical, ignorant narrator. That might’ve been the point but it makes the entire book was a collection of negative attitudes and emotions

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

sholtie's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

Your grandma sits you down and tells you about every beef shes ever had and every man she ever slept with

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emilietje's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow. Ik heb dit echt graag gelezen.
Normaal schrikt historische fictie me een beetje af omdat ik bang ben dat het saai gaat zijn. Integendeel, Violeta is zo'n boek dat je meesleept doorheen een 100 jaar lang verhaal met personages die verschijnen en weer weggaan, en toch geraak je niet verward en ben je zo emotioneel betrokken met alles wat er gebeurt. Allende slaagt er telkens in om je mee te nemen terug in de tijd, ze legt het zó goed uit. Ik kan lofgedichten schrijven over hoe fantastisch ze het feminisme mengt in het leven van haar vrouwelijke personages. Echt gewoon meesterlijk. Ik hou van vrouwen en ik hou ervan wanneer vrouwen onderling gemeenschap en bescherming zoeken en vinden. Deze gaat me even bijblijven.
Shoutout to oma for buying it for me, fantastic rec <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, and War

mal_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

3.0

I liked the storyline and the characters, though something about the narration style made me feel distant from it as a reader. I couldn’t connect with the characters or feel invested in the story as much as I would’ve liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

teainthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, and Police brutality