Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez

12 reviews

awildbrady's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism

mareld's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Racism, and Abandonment

hjk93's review against another edition

The “love story” at the heart of this novel is too disturbing to appreciate its merits. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

lulotteum's review against another edition

fast-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

2.5

WHAT WAS THAT.
okay i understand the historical context. márquez greatly does his job in describing it. 
and yes. this book is truly disturbing.

i was completely shocked by the plot. R*pe of a 12 y.o. girl by a 30-something y.o. man? absolutely disgusting even with historical context. and the death of this poor child…

. BUT every well-written disturbing book has the reason to be that disturbing. here… religious bigotry, yes. but what about that?
this book didn‘t give me enough explanations (yes, you can call me dummy, but they were truly needed here) to really form something in my head. i just felt uneasy and really bad for this little girl. that‘s it…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

bookwomble's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Colonisation

sofiacore's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

1.0

gabo youre not seeing the pearly gates for this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death and Torture

mirireads's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

ergedogan's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence and Medical content

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

nevadies's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Slavery

Moderate: Drug abuse