Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

49 reviews

megplant's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Biphobia

Conversion therapy

liketrees's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

This book had been on my radar since it came out, but also... this was not at all what I thought it was going to be about? I don't know what I was confusing it with.

A lovely queer addition to one of my favourite genres, books about groups of friends and how they change over decades.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, and Grief

Life in a militarized state, generally; conversion therapy

bookishdeelight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcoholism

skyesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• 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: Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Police brutality

joyjoyjoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book felt like a jewel, like one of the metaphors laid out in the writing. It was simply so beautiful, wrapped with such pain, but inherently hopeful at the end of it.

Malena's death near the end really shocked me, but it didn't feel cheap or like a 'bury your gays' ending, which I appreciated

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The characters really spoke to me, especially Paz and Malena. I haven't felt like I've really identified with a character in a long time, but all the characters had aspects to them that I connected with. 
The writing, I think I mentioned, was simply stunning, and I actually went back and reread certain passages once I was finished the book. This is definitely a five-star. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Antisemitism

jet's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

molliemoments's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Genocide, and Antisemitism

edgeofstories's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• 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: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Police brutality

bawallington's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, and Antisemitism