gabriella_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
And why was there so much casual racism and bigoted language throughout the book? It was physically painful in a book that otherwise had a gripping prose (but was problematic, I smell misogyny).
I don’t want to rate this because I feel so conflicted.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Dementia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual violence, and Stalking
squidinkydink's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
This book did not age well and I would not recommend to others.eleniphant's review against another edition
1.0
Does a protagonist need to be likeable? No. If something is in a book is it condoning? No.
I can acknowledge these truths and that Marquez is an extremely talented writer with a solid grasp on craft while also greatly disliking my experience in reading this book.
It’s the casual racism, the kind of dangerous portrayal on rape and how there are at least 3 victims who yearn for their perpetrator and “actually enjoyed it”
This book absolutely lost me though at the final “relationship” I hate to even call it that. Im not going to rant about how that situation was disgusting.
Maybe I’ll try another of his works but it probably won’t be for a long while.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape
woolgatherer's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, Racism, Suicide, and Rape
thesupermassive's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity
csifbi23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Moderate: Racial slurs, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Sexual violence
hunkydory's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and War
professionalhater's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Stalking, and Infidelity
warmrats's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Racism
devanie's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Suicide, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, and Stalking