Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

5 reviews

katiejohns's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, and Cancer

laurenw's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Police brutality, Pregnancy, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cancer and Toxic relationship

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.5

For such a large book, this was a fairly fast read.  I've read a couple of books set during Franco's war in Spain, but have never read about the time period after when he was the dictator for so many years.  It was fascinating and sad.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Police brutality, Sexism, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

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.

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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

serena_hien's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Abandonment and Excrement