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dawnvalentine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, and Racism
Moderate: Abandonment and Abortion
Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Religious bigotry
noshakira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, War, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Racism, Classism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
tsegareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Sexual violence
ktv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Rape, Sexual violence, War, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
cover2covertx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual violence, Abortion, and Rape
quiteawful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Rollercoaster of emotions. A little disappointed in the ending (
Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
larareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Racism, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion, Rape, War, and Sexual violence
hunkydory's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, War, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent
leweylibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Quotes:
- Our relationship was founded on one thing and one thing only: my world was a dark, windowless room, and he was a door. (29)
- Roldolfo's message was plain: if San Isidro does not agree with you, come to the capital.
And do what? Wait on the generals who ordered my house to be burned and killed my father? Simper and smile with their obedient wives?
No. San Isidro was freedom. San Isidro was mine.
But San Isidro was also trying to break me, and I did not doubt the force of its will. (92) - A historical novel is more than the dates of its battles and politicians jockeying for power in affluent capitals. It is the sum of a thousand strokes of a mad artist's brush: it is droughts and floods, new inheritance laws, fabrics and building materials becoming cheap or too expensive, taxes imposed to be paid or ignored, the privilege of one language over another. It is the rhythms of daily life and towns that are silenced, the spirits that move in the shadows cast by the conquerors' history books. (340)
- Reading historical fiction can teach us about world's long gone, but in doing so, It must also inspire reflections on the present. As a historian, a Mexican-American woman, and a fellow reader, I hope the novel inspires the courage, anger, and compassion. We all need to face the ghosts of colonialism that linger today. (342)
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Abortion and Rape
Minor: Death of parent and War
lorriss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Colonisation, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, and Gore
Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, War, Rape, Abortion, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Forced institutionalization