Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

23 reviews

adrinthesky's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexism, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

amandabcook's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, War, and Violence

howwoolatthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautiful, enthralling, sometimes difficult and disturbing, but I wanted it to never end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Grief, Pedophilia, Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse