Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Kentukis by Samanta Schweblin

23 reviews

deanrossss's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

themichellegray's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

3.5

While this book intrigued me during the entire reading experience there was a lot more that could've been explored and explained. Altogether it was a fascinating, and slightly horrifying, study on technology and the internet's negative impacts!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Pedophilia

emory's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

lapeladaesa's review

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

Al principio me costó un poco encontrarle el ritmo pero una vez que retenes en la memoria a todos los personajes y sus historias, me re enganché, muy buen planteo. Es de rápida lectura

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Trafficking

beltari's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Domestic abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

haleypages's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I absolutely loved the exploration of this idea. Although the characters won’t stay with me, I will be thinking about this concept for a long time. This book also helped me realize what kind of format I like. This read much more like a short story collection than a stereotypical novel. I understand why the author chose to flip through so many stories and return to a few larger ones,  but I think I would have found it more engaging if there was just one main storyline, with other smaller storylines only contained to one chapter. I’m excited to read what else Schweblin has written.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia

saint_eleanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This made me feel so many different emotions but ultimately was super unsettling and also so human, is the only way I can describe it. It asks lots of important questions, like about your consciousness and what is an ‘extension of u’ and what is not. Super close and intimate (sometimes too intimate) look at the human condition if it was ruled by little portals. Also, this book is translated beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, and Excrement

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Trafficking

inkylabyrinth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Confinement and Pedophilia