Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

3 reviews

midnightverde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

This book starts out slowly and there are many characters involved in the plot. As you read and gain insight into the lives and experiences of each character the story begins to pull you in. Once you start seeing the mysteries in the story it becomes more of a page turner. I was grateful to learn about this time period from an author who seems very interested in history and working collaboratively with the relevant people and sources to prevent inaccuracies. The book really comes together at the end. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Child death, Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Kidnapping, Trafficking, War, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, Excrement, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Alcoholism

writingcaia's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Brilliant!
A love story between an American young man with a Spanish mother that travels to Spain with his parents in 1957 during Franco’s dictatorship to do a deal regarding oil, and collaboration between the USA and Spain, and a Spanish girl working at his hotel. A girl hiding who she is, a girl with an older sister hiding more secrets and an optimist brother that wants to help his friend become a matador.
It is definitely a story of secrets, country secrets, shameful secrets, secrets that crave to be known, of people hiding who they are, who their family was, or not even knowing who you are and can be, a story of poverty and repression, of different fates and waiting.
Amazing characters, and the revelation of a secret Spain kept hidden until 2008 that happened since the beginning of the fascist government until the 80’s.
I cannot even explain how completely enveloping and atmospheric this book was while uncovering such harsh realities, impossible dreams, and love. I truly felt the Spain of the 50’s, the shame, the wretchedness, the huge gap between the Americans that there lived and supported Franco dictatorship.
As hard as the story is, it does give you hope, and I  loved it. And, recommend it to all that love amazing historical fiction stories, or generally amazing tales that happens to be inspired by true events.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Torture, Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Excrement, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism