Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

65 reviews

manderz219's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

4.0

Beautiful is definitely a word that comes to mind for this book. I listened to the audiobook version and even the narration was beautiful. I think it might earn it's way onto my "re-read" pile, if only because I think I missed so much. It's an emotional book and I think my brain might have glossed over a bunch. I loved the characters, though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

beleng's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Pedophilia, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

morringhan's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Homophobia, and Forced institutionalization

kgroods9's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

the writing is really beautiful. more poetic than your average fictional prose, but that doesn’t hinder the pace or storytelling. fell in love with each of the characters and think this did an excellent job of showcasing the different ways a demise of a relationship could look like when the partners are friends above all else 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Homophobia, and Forced institutionalization

necessaurius's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia

alexiswiththefreckles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This book held me and would not let go. I want to get a physical copy asap (listened on audiobook) so I can read it again and find all those sentences that felt more like lyrics to me.  It was stunning, hopeful, heartbreaking, joyous, all at once.  Following these queer women find themselves and lose themselves and struggle and succeed felt like an honor. I don't know if I have the right words, but I think this will be one of my top books of the year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

megplant's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Biphobia

Conversion therapy

schenkepanky's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I listened to this on audio. It was so long, I can't believe it was only 300 pages! I had to check it out from the library twice. This follows five queer women in Uruguay in the 1970s-80s. If you want to read about what life is like for political and societal "subversives" in a dictatorship, this book is a well-written set of stories. It's sad and funny all at once, but mostly sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Torture and Adult/minor relationship

mheitkamp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jet's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Suicide