Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Cent'anni di solitudine by Gabriel García Márquez

32 reviews

sploack's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

What the hell did I just read? Not only does this book not have any plot whatsoever, but it also seamlessly normalizes sexism, violence, cheating, incest, animal abuse, child abuse and pedophilia. And is there even a single likeable character in the whole story? In my opinion they’re all shamelessly terrible people. 

Its only merit is that it is well written, but that can’t save it from me giving it 1 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and War

lizzzitro's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

shreyasingh's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cursing, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and War

filmscore's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

wvdgoot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

sina_lchnr's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

Wieso so viel Inzest und Pedophile😫 ich habe lange mit dem Buch gebraucht, aber fand die Geschichte der Familie und des Landes richtig interessant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

izpiz64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, and Colonisation

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Antisemitism

crescentpages's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and War

zaraloureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

THIS BOOK. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, and War

sofipitch's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

This is a beautifully written book. It's also very political. It has the same themes of colonialism, political wars, traditional/catholic views vs modern lifestyles, and family that surround a lot of Latin american works. I read "The House of the Spirits" and I can see how Garcia Marquez influenced Allende. The only reason this isn't getting 5 stars is for the depictions of sex, in a lot of scenes the women don't want to and are more or less raped only to "fall in love/have sex all the time" with the man, it happens multiple times and isn't clearly condemned by the text which is, big yikes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness and Excrement

Minor: Antisemitism and Abortion