Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Nefando by Mónica Ojeda

26 reviews

hannahglass's review against another edition

Blahhhhhh. I see what the author is going for, but this is less horror and more abuse/torture porn. Pass :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ryanwhitley's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I feel bamboozled. This book was not really what it was advertised to be in the synopsis. That synopsis sounded great; what I read was not. And, at the risk of sounding prudish, it was pretty disgusting. This may be up your alley if you’re in to a lot of taboo/boundary breaking and not really into plot or character development, or indeed, a narrative thread that can be followed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood

estebanf8's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

seaweed657's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, and Dysphoria

bvic's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Hard read. Very beautifully written book but hard to read. Definitely see content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Islamophobia

acanzoneri's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

parap's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Physical abuse and Xenophobia

Minor: Drug use and Islamophobia

booksybookbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Dysphoria

xlizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

4.75

This book was fucked up but I couldn’t stop reading, so well written. 

I will admit there were some paragraphs I had to skip because I couldn’t mentally handle them.

An incredibly brutal character study about suffering, trauma, and desires of some very very troubled young adults.

Check TWs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

zoesauve's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

I loved Ojeda’s book Jawbone, which was also really disturbing and dark. But this one… this one was so nasty it made me feel physically ill to read. 
I think Ojeda and the translator, Sarah Booker are both really talented at the craft, but I really wonder about what the point of bringing this stuff into the world is. 
I truly don’t see the value in dredging up this deeply disgusting stuff with no redemption. I feel sick from reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual violence