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Oscar Waos korte, makeløse liv by Hege Hammer, Henning Hagerup, Junot Díaz
14 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
apikaliaxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Police brutality, Abortion, and Colonisation
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
kafarm6'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Police brutality
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racial slurs, Rape, Terminal illness, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Minor: 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
annapopannanas'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion
ricardo_sb'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Chronic illness, Abortion, and Death of parent
reachingforstardust'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
1.0
Graphic: Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Abortion
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy