Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Torto Arado by Itamar Vieira Junior

5 reviews

ruairim95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

dominic_t's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

This is a really great book. I learned a lot about the exploitation of Black people in Brazil. The book also covered the spiritual traditions of Black people in Brazil, and that was fascinating. 

There is a lot of blood in the first scene where

one kid cuts her tongue and another kid slices her tongue off altogether.

I found it hard to get through that part, but I'm glad I kept going.

I really loved the scenes showing Jarê, one of the spiritual practices of Black people in Brazil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Sexual assault, Child death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

amariela02's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Slavery, Alcoholism, Murder, Domestic abuse, Incest, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Rape

_itsvictxz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

This book is amazing! It'd been a while since a story actually warmed my heart like this one did. It's about faith, family, comunity, relationships to the earth, and so so so much more. It reminded of my grandmother, her daughters and their journey through life. It's just beautiful. Everyone should read this!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Terminal illness

alanafiuza's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Slavery, Child death, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence