Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Bitch by Pilar Quintana

6 reviews

merenguita's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

A pesar de ser crudo en algunos momentos, no conecte emocionalmente, siento que faltaba profundidad a la forma narrativa, no estoy segura...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Child death, Infertility, Animal death, Death, and Misogyny

layanelaco's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Child death, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

zonderling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

This dark and gritty novel is small in size, but thought provoking. We experience viscerally, the longing of our main character, who growing up without a mother, has been unable to fulfill her dream of having children of her own. Accepting in her middle age that time has likely run out biologically, she takes in a puppy, barely weaned, and commits to keeping it alive against the odds. Set in rural Colombia this spare novel painted a picture of the environment, and the plights of it's people.  Dark, gritty, and not for the faint of heart, if you can't stomach reading about animal abuse, leave this one alone.
I imagine I'll be thinking about this story and what it represents for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, and Grief

danidamico's review against another edition

dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

Lectura para el curso "¿Por qué escribe esa mujer? Narrativas irreverentes". 

Novela engañosamente simple que relata una transformación bastante perturbadora de un modo muy humano. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

ladymirtazapine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, and Infertility

marxlee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A verdade é que não sei nem o que dizer, só sei que achei tão triste como a história foi-se caminhando... a tempestade só foi apertando cada vez mais.
Seria isso a vida, seria isso o caminhar das relações?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Grief