Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Violeta by Isabel Allende

16 reviews

internationalreads's review

medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Classism, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, War, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

This was a gorgeous book. It reminded me of a couple of favorites, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and When Breath Becomes Air. It's a sweeping story of a woman's life as she reaches 100 years. The good, the bad, and the ugly. A meandering story of what she's seen and been through. I really did enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, and Cancer

sundayray's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

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

franklola's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Murder, Infidelity, and Genocide

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Torture

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