Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

15 reviews

yajairat's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

The most grim and dark book I’ve read in a long time. Just when you thought things couldn’t get more depraved, they do! A graphic and unflinching look at the darkest corners of humanity. What made me not just DNF it was the writing and the structure of it. Short but packs the biggest punch. 

Fernanda Melchor, tiene mis respetos. Nunca voy a olvidar las emociones que senti cuando estaba leyendo esto. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Murder

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Classism, Rape, Racism, Death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

sas_lk's review against another edition

dark sad tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This was very very heavy. Highly recommend reading the trigger warnings beforehand. And don't read this book if you are not in a great state of mind, it is filled to the brim with negativity, despair, sadness, horror. 
I don't really have much else to say - not because it was nothing, but because I am still trying to understand how I feel. I have no idea what to say, no idea what to think. It's just heavy and sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Child death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Death

gillian_aftanas's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.25

I wouldn’t have picked up or finished this book if it hadn’t been assigned for a class. Stars were given for the interesting style of the prose, that while very difficult (and kind of annoying) to read certainly created the sense of chaos that comes with a hurricane that the book was emulating, and for the wonderful translation by Sophie Hughes that felt genuine and accurate to the original text. The subject matter was incredibly dark and graphic. It was very difficult to read because of how terrible all of the characters were, how much they hated themselves and everyone around them. Hatred for women, transgender people and queer people abounds here, do not expect any justice or happiness, there is no voice of reason. I would not recommend the book except for maybe the first chapter just to study the prose style if you are a writer. Pretty much every content warning applies in a major way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Cursing, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Outing, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Classism

kaiulanilee's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Alcohol, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy and Classism

greghw's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Ableism, Cursing, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Excrement, Incest, Police brutality, and Trafficking

ratthew86's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Homophobia, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Blood, Outing, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Torture, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, and Police brutality

mmefish's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I can’t rate this book higher than 4 stars because of how gross, vile, revolting, vulgar and disgustingly detailed it is. But I applaud the author for their artistic abilities.

Additional CW: graphic zoophilia.

P.S.: I expected a different kind of horror…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Murder, Torture, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Transphobia, Hate crime, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Graphic: Zoophilia

machinations's review against another edition

technically really good but it also made miserable to read so i’m putting this down for now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Ableism, and Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Drug abuse, and Rape

lain_darko's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Rape, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

there isn't a content warning tag for bestiality but, lo and behold, maybe there should be...