Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

13 reviews

aliciarosales's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Antisemitism, and Transphobia

jrow's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed the first half of the book, but the tone and pace felt like it changed drastically during the second half and it was hard to keep my attention with the repetition of the reflections. Otherwise, it was very beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Outing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

theboricuabookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and War

millbot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

An incredible, fascinating, deeply human story of friendship and chosen family in the face of extraordinarily difficult circumstances. It may be fiction but it's clear how deeply based this is on real stories of queer resilience and creativity.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

arieloley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

This novel spoke about heartache in a way that I didn’t know was possible. De Robertis wove in history, love, growth, triumph, fear, and so much more to create a deep emotional tangle the conveyed the need for acceptance and love in our world. The book was slow paced and had a lot of context, which made me take longer with it, but highly worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Colonisation, Classism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Outing, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Antisemitism

rachelmansmckenny's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

allwaysbecoming's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

This novel is incredible and one of the best reads I've had in a long, long time. The despair of the real traumas during Uruguay's dictatorship mean that this book is full of intense and potentially triggering scenes. This is not a light read, but a read that brings the reader to deep empathy and strong connection with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Death

onmalsshelf's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Five queer women looking and hoping for freedom in 1970s Uruguay - a country and time period that I don't see much in literature. This book is simply a masterpiece.

My original rating was 4 stars, and then I moved it to 5 stars. Upon talking with my buddy read, I’m changing it back to 4. I wanted more of Malena’s story, more so than any of the other characters.

If you like book that is full of family dynamics over several decades, both blood and chosen, I highly suggest picking this one up. 

This book was both optimistic and heartbreaking and it was just what I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Suicide

brynngaybee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

One of the best books I've read in a while. Beautifully written with great characters and interesting subject matter. Great read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Homophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

lmaonice's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I was initially very unsure what to rate this book. for the majority of the book I found it enjoyable but I felt a certain amount of distance from most of the characters. That is, until the last 2 chapters, in which I suddenly felt so attached that I sobbed throughout the last 30 pages or so. I think this book is a triumph, I think it balances the harsh reality of the setting with hopefulness and happy moments excellently, making it feel neither like wish-fulfillment nor torture porn. While there absolutely are horrific things happening in this book, it doesn't feel overdone for the sake of making the reader cry, it feel purposeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship