Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Más Allá del Invierno by Isabel Allende

6 reviews

bendercath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I love Isabel Allende and have learned so much from her books. However, this one felt rather mechanical most of the way. It all comes together at the end in a way that was surprising yet believable but I wondered what it would have felt like if we had known some of those details earlier in the book. 
Certainly many of the images and situations the characters experience will not soon leave my mind … and I feel this is Ms. Allende’s intention: to deepen our understanding of people who face unimaginable challenges due to forces beyond their control: governments, economic structures, and pure evil in others. It’s dark and Ms. Allende makes it real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

a_alves00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

mmonteverde's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

It was such a heartbreaking tale.
Discovering each of their pasts was so beautiful. I always wanted to know more. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

gvj1910's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

claudia_bow's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

hannahb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcoholism and Cancer