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michaela_mak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault
msaari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Näin minä nussin sitä, Franco sössötti, seisahduttuaan kompuroiden laiturin reunalle, panen sitä noin ja sitten käsken sen kontilleen ja nussin sitä näin, läski pyyhki sylkeä kämmensyrjällään ja virne levisi pojan korvien väliin niin että hänen suuret valkoiset ja suorat hampaansa, kuin suoraan hammastahnamainoksesta, näkyivät puristuneen vimmaisesti yhteen läskin vapisuttaessa hyytelömäistä ruumistaan ja esittäessään raisua pantomiimiaan, niin että Polon oli pakko irrottaa katseensa, hän naurahti tahtomattaan ja hyödynsi pullukan huomion herpaantumisen, verotti pullosta huikan, sytytti toisen tupakan ja puhalteli savua kiivaasti ylöspäin ajaakseen mangrovesuolta ilmestyneet röyhkeät hyttyset kauemmas.
Graphic: Body shaming, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Racism
idahol7221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Rape, and Torture
gerzonvillegas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Murder, Death, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Excrement, Rape, and Incest
reading_sadie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexism, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Incest, Body shaming, Misogyny, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Murder, and Rape
laneport's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
Minor: Drug use and Cursing
lsmith36'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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood
owmyleg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
ayoderable's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Incest, Homophobia, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Murder, Rape, Blood, Addiction, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Gore
darbo's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Paradais certainly was not a favourite of mine. Fernanda Melchor uses disgusting and vulgar language that might deter some readers, and make the ones that do decide to stick around uncomfortable. However, this is not a definite. I am sure there are also readers who do not mind that sort of language, and I obviously see the point the author is trying to make with this. It is quite clearly the voice of someone who is angry, and for good reason. At the same time as being a disgusting, misogynistic, and cynical piece of literature with absolutely unlikeable characters, it is also a voice that needs to be heard and an issue people need to talk about urgently.
However, let me warn you. This book fulfills all the trigger warnings you can think of; alcoholism, misogyny, violence, r*pe - just to name a few. And all of them are very much graphic at that.
Needless to say, this book was not the one for me, hence the 3/5 stars (3.5 on StoryGraph). I agree with the authors' point, but I disliked how they chose to portray it, even though such offensive language and violence is probably the right way to do it. Better to just read it for yourself.
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Stalking, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexism, Blood, and Sexual content