Reviews tagging 'War'

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

24 reviews

hunkydory's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and War

saffytriesherbest's review against another edition

emotional slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

Look it’s got some really well written sections but holy moly trigger warning for assault- there are too many moments that are romanticised it seemed as if by the end of the novel Florentino could’ve been friends with Humbert Humbert

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, and War

eve81's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lilyclurman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Suicide, and War

mgraceoliver's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

cait's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

linw21's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

 Absolutely beautifully written. However I‘m not the biggest fan of Florentino Ariza. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Incest

charisbe's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War

romanticwaterlily's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Love the prose, hated the male protag. This isn't a love story, at least not between the two leads. Extremely funny, would have loved it if the misogyny and downright obsession of the main character was explored as anything but a positive attribute of love though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and War

dpozso04's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, and War