Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

La Fiesta del Chivo / The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

6 reviews

paigeturner26's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

Extremely good writing but it left me wanting to take up cigarettes and have smoke breaks between every chapter to relax. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

This is not a for fun book.

gabi_tron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and War

emily_madcharo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

luise96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Torture

zsgj's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

cazssiew's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, and Kidnapping