Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Von der Liebe und anderen Dämonen by Dagmar Ploetz, Gabriel García Márquez

6 reviews

aubrey_rose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Homophobia

geraldineleyendo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

What a wonderful little gem - particularly for Spanish speakers/readers. This book is brimming with GGM's best: a colourful and deep understanding of the *Colonised-Latin-America vibes*, historically rich world building and sincere yet completely unreal characters, (crazy forms of) love, pain, magic and hate... all while just writing an overall incredibly creative and fun (to read!) story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

avonleegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement

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

thereadingsparrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment

veara_'s review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Racial slurs and Slavery