Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Gods of Tango by Caro De Robertis

3 reviews

invaderday's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

i'm finding it difficult to give this a number rating, but i did enjoy this book.

i really liked the trans perspective of dante's gender being born from neccessity at first, but then something he grows into slowly over time. i also like that it's not something he angsts over- and it's only a source of discord/drama at the very end. 

one thing i struggled with was probably due to the audiobook, which is read by the author who does a wonderful job, but doesn't really do character voices. for the most part, this didn't bother me, but it meant i also didn't really have a clear image in my head of who certain people were, especially the other members of the orchestra group.

over all, it's a very slow, almost meandering at times, read, but not in an unenjoyable way. i really enjoyed the setting and time period, i definitely didn't know anything about what early 1900s buenos aires was like specifically, so that's always fun for me. i really appreciate the slow gender journey, it felt incredibly organic as it happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Abortion and Rape

mandi_lea's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Incest, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, Classism, Blood, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Outing, Misogyny, Homophobia, Death, Police brutality, Abortion, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Sexual assault

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

• 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

4.5

This was such a beautiful story. The love for tango and making music is just as important to it as the gender identity exploration. I'm glad it opened the way it did, or I would have been way more tense worrying about the main character's well-being. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Infidelity