Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

71 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

oversherin's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Not rating this book because it is not my taste - but I respect the hell out of it. 

This book is incredibly violent and dark. You get right into the mind of the characters who are deeply troubled and hateful people who are wrecked by their environment. Chapters are long dark spirals into the depths of these characters and their darkest thoughts imaginable. Despite this, Melchor is very skilled in giving them just enough humanity that I empathized with them and wanted to stick it out to the end. As other reviewers have said, this book is deeply, disturbingly, honest in a way I have never read before. To me, the hardest part of this book is that most of the characters are children who are wrapped up in the worst of the world. The run-on prose took adjustment, but I found it very natural by middle.

Overall, I thought the story was compelling and timeless. I gritted my teeth through the whole book and had to scan some chapters because I just couldn't stomach it. However, I respect this book and the stories it's telling. There is more truth to this book than I'd like to face. It definitely affected me in an artful way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Rape

elizafiedler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Transphobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

moi_stephanie's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Very dark stories intertwined with misery as a common thread.

Very descriptive, which makes it easy to imagine what characters are going through.

Worst part of it might be that there's no happy ending, but that's reality for many people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Abortion, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

cat_22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Murder, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

amelietherin's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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: Homophobia, Addiction, Racism, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Hate crime, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

klwooster's review

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Addiction, Police brutality, Rape, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual violence, Abortion, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Homophobia, Violence, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Drug use, Pedophilia, Murder, and Sexual assault

lowercase_a's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

O Verdadeiro Horror de Ser Latino-Americano

O brilhantismo de Fernanda Melchor floresce em meio aos canaviais e o sol impiedoso de La Matosa, pedaço de terra e de gente esquecida pelo resto do mundo, pelos oito capítulos mais atordoantes que já li, um testemunho da desgraça alheia que é nossa, e o que torna esse romace assombração não é a perpétua condenação das mulheres entre si ou as cenas gráficas do fatídico assassinato ou sentir o desfazer dos personagens na palma de nossas mãos pela falta de dinheiro, pela vergonha, pelo ódio, pelas drogas, pela faca, pelo abandono, pelos punhos, pela culpa, pela ostrisização, pelo abuso, pela ignorância mas, o que torna o horror latente, é a compreensão visceral de que por traz (senão pela frente) de toda cidade latino-americana existe La Matosa e que essa desgraça nunca foi alheia, essa desgraça toda é nossa e por traz de toda garganta colonizada guarda um grito igual a voz deste livro: atroz e sanguinária.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

romi98's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Violence, and Rape

mjollthelionness's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Transphobia, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence