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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I never knew what to expect next with this one. It starts off slow and then picks up in the weirdest, sometimes unsettling ways, then slows down again. It's a story about three generations of women in a family, but also about Cuba and its weird, sometimes unsettling history. I really loved the reflections on memory: its mutability, its lasting echo on people within a family and also in a nation, and how it twists and shapes great love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide attempt and Abortion
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