Reviews tagging 'Death'

Violeta by Isabel Allende

52 reviews

darcyjanea's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Police brutality

Minor: Torture, Genocide, Suicide, and Rape

tall_glass_of_hotness2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Rape

sib_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Classism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Dementia, Gun violence, Infertility, Child abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Eating disorder

satsukiq's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death

lizclark81's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Disappointed there wasn't more character development. The writing was good but it felt more like a synopsis of the events of a novel than a finished novel itself. I don't feel like I really knew any of the characters to be moved by what happened to them, least of all Violeta herself. Mostly archetypes, the people in her life all seemed to have a very unoriginal role to fill: the captivating scoundrel lover; the trainwreck addict daughter; the spoiled grandson. I don't feel like this book really broke any new ground, which it could have if it had fleshed out its characters more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Violence, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: War, Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, and Death

wellreadjill_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Addiction, Child death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

carolynlovesbooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexism

Minor: Dementia

meggers's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and War

kellyung's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death

sara1621's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Death