Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

29 reviews

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Racism, Racial slurs, Dementia, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

ireadtoescape_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

A really good book. 
The writing was so poetic and absolutely enthralling. 
A very short read but does it pack a punch. 
Filled with so much pain and anguish. 
The separation and devastation of this family trying to find a place to exist in peace together.  
Very interesting how Andean tales were also weaved in. 

We all know the enemy 👀👀

Check trigger warnings!! There are a lot!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Deportation, and Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

sailor_marz96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Dementia

indielitttttt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, Deportation, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

loryyyy's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Xenophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Racial slurs

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Suicide

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Racism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Moderate: War, Alcoholism, and Dementia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death

lissareadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

imaginaryempire's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

ladygetslit's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I really want to give this book 5 stars. The story about a family torn apart by borders is truly worth reading, and it’s a very emotional book. There were some truly beautiful passages retelling Colombian myths and describing the various characters’ feelings about their mixed status. Still, I just felt like something was missing. Maybe I just didn’t connect due to the majority 3rd person narration, although I loved the few chapters in 1st person. This is a heartbreaking book, but there is also so much hope to it. The family never stops fighting for each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Colonisation