Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Nacht in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo

6 reviews

mrlsdevos's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, and War

Minor: Cancer and Animal death

brooketreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a little bit of a tough one to get through. I found myself dragging my feet to read it. Adelaida loses

first her mother, then her home, then her identity, and then her country.

So many facets of grief. Chapter 30 felt so very heartfelt early on remembering her mother. However, I didn’t feel the book actually helped me understand what was going on in Caracas in the big picture. Rather, it just stressed how dangerous Adelaida’s situation became. I hated that

there was a character added in that we got to know a little only for him to die and be barely skirted over.

I think the ending was very high stakes for no reason. The TV thing didn’t make much sense to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture

I marked it as war, but maybe civil unrest fits more.

nubiani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cancer, War, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence

stindex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and War

rebekka_m's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

amkarina's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Este é um livro que deve ser lido como ficção por mais que tenhamos vislumbres da realidade no país. A própria autora deixa claro no fim do livro que não é para ser lido como testemunho e sim como ficção.

Dito isto, é extremamente difícil de ler a partes de violência explícita mas ao mesmo tempo, necessária para que tenhamos noção do medo que a personagem sente. É possível ver como o medo e a fome corrompem não só a personagem mas também a nação. Os flashbacks sem aviso nos transportam há tempos mais amenos, e isso abranda, como um escape para o leitor e para a personagem das partes mais duras. Medo, luto, desespero e raiva são tema central desse livro. 

A parte política, não comentarei por raso conhecimento.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, War, Vomit, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment