Scan barcode
saltycoffee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: War
rachaelkei's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Incest
eliss02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Colonisation
birtelesemann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Chronic illness, Incest, Death of parent, and Murder
nozomi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Trafficking, Murder, and Alcohol
malustedile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Grief
angela_iseli's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Incest and Rape
safetyseal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.75
Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Trafficking, and Murder
claravalente's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Infertility and Blood
aegagrus's review against another edition
3.25
Rulfo's sparse prose and magical realism are gripping and compelling, but a substantial part of their appeal is in their ambiguity. Once the story develops to a point at which the reader understands the rules of the world in which we're operating, the novel loses steam, in part because it is no longer as ambiguous. At heart this is a collection of stories and memories lived by different people at different times, and some are more compelling than others. Fr. Rentería is particularly compelling and interesting, in part because his story implicates the broader themes drawing the novel together in a quite nuanced way. Other stories and characters feel somewhat more peripheral.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Murder