Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

O vento conhece o meu nome by Isabel Allende

29 reviews

tiff1799's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this! I love how it all connected together and how each of the characters, despite coming  from different backgrounds, endured similar painful experiences and emotions during their lives without even realising it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

robynlousia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

stephyrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Minor: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bobbi's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Ese libro intentó cubrir demasiado. Aprecié que Samuel y Anita experimentan cosas similares en situaciones y épocas diferentes, pero no sentí el impacto. La mayoría del libro no incluye conversaciones ni los pensamientos de los personajes, solo párrafos largos de información. Siento que nunca llegué a conocer a los personajes más allá de la superficie, y por eso no logré conectar a nivel emocional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, and Deportation

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Car accident

anaisjessica's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

julianh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kim_lommaert's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Grief, and Car accident

monloesco's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

La prosa de Allende es simplemente mágica, adoro como me transporta con sus descripciones. Aunque siento que muchos conceptos del libro se quedaron un poco cortos en explicacion y parecieron solo mencionados por no dejar, los comentarios políticos y sociales que hace Allende son precisos y los comparto completamente. Definitivamente era el libro que necesitaba leer para seguir mi investigación de tesis, ya sea en novela o en trabajo de titulación, los temas de los que trata el libro merecen ser documentados y publicados.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Genocide

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

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

3.75

In some ways, a very different kind of story for Allende, and in others, still so clearly her voice writing about the issues important to her through multiple generations. An important story that needed to be told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cleotheo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail