Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Cem Anos de Solidão by Gabriel García Márquez

84 reviews

lydia_rose's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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sylviafey's review against another edition

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 Unfortunately, I had to DNF this book. I just couldn't get into it and was about 4 hours into the audiobook when I stopped. I give books a little while to catch and hold my interest but this one couldn't. I found my mind wandering and thinking of reading something else. One thing I did discover was I can't handle slow paced books, anymore. I used to be able to power through them, but my tolerance has gone down since I was a teen. It actually made me a little sad but it is what it is. I hope other people enjoy it more than I did, it just wasn't for me. 

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mantha625's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

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isnotacrayon's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0


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annagrimmyy's review against another edition

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1.0

Dnf at 135 pages 

I can understand why this is considered an important piece of literature. 

That being said, due to the fact that every female character is raped (up until 135 pages at least), I cannot believe that to this day people are heralding this book without critiquing the way women are treated. Gave up reading as quite frankly there are better classics that deserve my time more than this load of horseshit.

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juice_couch's review against another edition

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The many descriptions of pedophilia and sexual assault of minors that continue throughout the book. After learning that the author himself proposed to a 13 year old girl (18 himself), whom he married years later, I was too grossed out to finish the book. 

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anakuu's review against another edition

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

2.0

This was off-putting, to say the least. I became frustrated with the incest and other weird sexual interactions. After looking up plot summaries and themes, and reading a hundred pages, i’ve decided the message is not worth sitting through this shit.

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vineivy's review against another edition

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

5.0

Will be thinking about this for ages. The magical realism is so cool to me, it feels different from fantasy in that it's just what the world felt like back then. Magical happenings and tales told between towns were real. The characters are all EXTREMELY flawed, which is a main draw of the book. The way it's written is exactly what I like. Not too much flowery language, getting to the meat of what's happening. 

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stacey_gilchrist's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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linkkill's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced
  • 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

5.0


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