Reviews tagging 'Death'

Orkansäsong by Fernanda Melchor

86 reviews

mvegag's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

town_scar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.5

As another review put it, this book is utterly horrific and yet I couldn't put it down. Mostly because it was short and I wanted to be done with it already, but also because the prose is well written even if the content of it is nauseating. I'm not shy of horror, but this was a step too far for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident

Graphic, on page depictions of most things but most notably: assault of a minor by a parent, assault of a minor by a sibling, beastiality, physical abuse between parental figure and child, prostitution, murder, drug use, etc. Not for the faint of heart.

kyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence

riverss's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, Abortion, and Murder

kikii26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

sadhabh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

veee_'s review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Es un muy buen libro, me atrapó la narrativa de Fernanda Melchor. 
El libro habla de la vida de los habitantes de un pueblo de Veracruz, y de cómo están involucrados en la muerte de la bruja. Toca temas muy fuertes, y es algo explícito, pero sin caer en lo "vulgar". 
Logró hacerme sentir que estaba dentro de la historia, que caminaba por el pueblo y conocía a estas personas. 
Lo único que no me quedó muy claro fue el final, pero supongo que está abierto a la interpretación.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Abortion, and Pregnancy

krisgmh's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

me encantaron los primeros capítulos, pero el quinto fue muy difícil de leer y el resto por los temas que trataban. sin embargo el estilo de Fernanda Melchor es tan único y me encantó leerlo, siento que es como hablar con un amigo por el lenguaje familiar. vale la pena leerlo pero si recomendaría leer bien los trigger warnings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality and Abortion

carojust's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

This was absolutely demonic. And that's the point, I guess. Poverty and its many faces of degradation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tracytho's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

Very dark, very intense, relentless, written in a stream of consciousness style that works well for the subject matter and setting in a poor Mexican village ravaged by drugs, violence, and (largely) misdirected rage. Not for the faint of heart, but a compelling, powerful, yet painful read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Police brutality, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, and Alcohol