Reviews tagging 'Child death'

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

76 reviews

vavocado's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

1.25

Was it worth it for the last paragraph?
Short answer: nah.
Long answer: there are better books that provide a swerve at the end. You don't have to read this one for it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and War

Minor: Death and Child death

kazamaria's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, and Suicide

Minor: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

botosmr's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Sexual content, War, and Incest

Moderate: Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abandonment and Abortion

cosmicpasta's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Antisemitism

jimmy_ready2read's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I understand that this is a critically acclaimed classic, and I do agree that the writing style is unique. It’s more that I think it was a little too heavy on the metaphors and nonsense for me personally. I wouldn’t ward people off from reading a classic but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

Minor: Rape

davidvlopz's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Incest, Eating disorder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Gore, and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny and Self harm

kjf524's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Violence

glowworms's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Forced institutionalization

tashba's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, War, and Sexism

Minor: Racism

sullenreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

nothing could’ve prepared for this book. 

without much knowledge about one hundred years of solitude nor the writer, i ventured into an unknown world of magical realism and latin american literature. i didn’t have high hopes for this book despite being a widely praised one. to be honest, i took me twice read of the first chapter to fully get myself interested and after the second read everything went smooth. 

i don’t think i’ve read a book full of unlikable characters like this one. everyone’s own flaws clung onto them till the day they die and are even passed down to their successors named after them. the little choices they make in life become a huge part in their endless cycle of distress and sufferings yet it seemed that not a single one of them learned from that. caught up in their own dramas and dilemmas in life, they get stuck in isolation and solitude countless of times. it’s written in such a beautiful and tender manner that despite of the revolting and heinous actions of the characters, you’ll find yourself turning to the next page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, War, and Incest

Moderate: Child death and Death