Reviews tagging 'War'

The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa

3 reviews

elissaro's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

smuds2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

It’s long, dense, and in my opinion a little dry. Loved the Baron, until I didn’t…

There is so much thematically to pick apart and talk about - horseshoe of socialism, republicanism in words vs practice, what it means to identify yourself with a social group, how vestiges of power structures don’t really ever leave.

I feel like there’s got to be more I am not equipped to talk about as a dude in the US… I am happy I did not put down the book at the 300 page mark like I wanted to, but it is not one I’ll be picking up again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

fabioca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War