Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez

7 reviews

mareld's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Racism, and Abandonment

hjk93's review

The “love story” at the heart of this novel is too disturbing to appreciate its merits. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

bookwomble's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Colonisation

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

Moderate: Violence and Medical content

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

lape's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Abandonment