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Oscar Waos korte, makeløse liv by Hege Hammer, Henning Hagerup, Junot Díaz
24 reviews
rhgrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Police brutality, and Abortion
carlytenille's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
calliegesmundo's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
squidsmash's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Excrement, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Abortion
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This goes along with how much I disliked the level of misogyny in the book. Yeah I understand the narrative of a story doesn't equate to the stance of the author, but I've never seen a book quite as crude as this one, where every female character is regularly described by their ass, tits, and how fuckable they are. Intended or not, I don't believe this book offers any valid criticisms on violent misogyny because the criticisms of machismo itself was weak. Describing bad things that happen to women isn't anything new and doesn't automatically mean criticism. I honestly felt that this story had a very hateful display towards women and I'm not surprised by what I saw after searching up the author.
The last thing I'll say is that I also found the magical realism in the story to be lacking. I kept hearing about fukú, but I wasn't seeing it. It seemed a rather weak, and unnecessary, explanation for all the tragedies happening to Oscar's family when living under the rule of a dictator is explanation enough.
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse and Abortion
savreads28's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and War
machenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol
melitta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Slavery, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
mirandyli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
daydreamjournalism's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Grief
Moderate: Fatphobia and Suicide attempt