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noahisgood's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
twreading's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book more than '100 years of Solitude' but it was still not my favorite. This is just not my genre. I read it a while ago, so I don't remember it vividly, but I do remember being quite uncomfortable about how the protagonist was also a sexual assailant but still made to seem like a decent guy who deserved to 'win the girl' in the end. But of course, just because a story makes me uncomfortable doesn't mean it's not well written. If I could give it 3.5 stars I would but won't go so far as to give it a four so 3 it is.
s1xtynic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
katiebhastings's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
vish2694's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kashna83's review against another edition
3.0
Em va decebre una mica. Està molt ben escrit i se m'han escapat les llàgrimes en certes parts, però esperava que fos més intens. D'ell només havia llegit Relato de un naufrago i el recordava molt bé. Així i tot, espero llegir el que diuen que és el seu millor llibre: 100 años de soledad. A veure què tal.
madelynfrank's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
I have so many thoughts about this book as probably a lot of people had? Was FA supposed to be gross right? Very gross. Prose is beautiful and often funny. Plot and characters all flow between each other in time which I really enjoyed. Felt very tangential like a story. Racism/sexism/pedophilia was a bummer but I guess to be expected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
Moderate: Death, Classism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, War, Medical content, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, and Racism