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nineinchnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Death, Racism, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Islamophobia
Minor: Animal death, Deportation, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and War
stindex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs
obviousidentity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Mental illness
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
In all seriousness, this was actually worth reading despite its length. The story was really funny and clever, and I loved reading about Don Quijote's shenanigans! Being shorter would have made the book better, though — I would delete all the unnecessary character stories that didn't involve Don Quijote (towards the end there were quite a few of these instances).
Obviously this books comes with some misogyny and racism (I mean, what would you expect from 16th-17th century Europe?) but there were some surprisingly modern takes as well; here are my favourite ones:
1. women don't owe men sex or any other kinds of attention
2. prostitution would be safer if it was practiced under legal conditions
3. capitalism is bad
it was a fun ride, but I'm also glad that it's finally over.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Minor: Racial slurs
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, and Racism
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Infidelity, Slavery, Pedophilia, Torture, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement
mihai26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Dementia, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
bookishplantmom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault and Slavery