Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

51 reviews

asha_m's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Torture

allwaysbecoming's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

This novel is incredible and one of the best reads I've had in a long, long time. The despair of the real traumas during Uruguay's dictatorship mean that this book is full of intense and potentially triggering scenes. This is not a light read, but a read that brings the reader to deep empathy and strong connection with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

jennikreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, and Alcohol

lynneliu's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Torture, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Racism, and Medical trauma

jessicaelisa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Torture

feliciana's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

lexi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

There are a lot of potentially triggering topics in this book, but it never felt like "torture porn" to me. It wasn't there to shock, it was there because these are real experiences people have.

emzireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

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

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