Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Del amor y otros demonios by Gabriel García Márquez

6 reviews

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

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.

Spoiler

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

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

Minor: Vomit, Animal death, Excrement, and Abandonment

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

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

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

Moderate: Medical content and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Animal death