Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

85 reviews

sarafandino_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

La historia más real y desgarradora, que retrata de una manera sublime el pasado y presente latinoamericano.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Abortion, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, Hate crime, Classism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Excrement, Animal death, Classism, Abortion, Infidelity, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Incest

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

j_mindelan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Blood, Body shaming, Police brutality, Pregnancy, War, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Abortion, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Rape, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Classism, and Pedophilia

paperinfinities's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and War

lavaly_1's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Torture, War, and Violence

Minor: Racism

imlfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Torture, Racial slurs, Classism, Death, Police brutality, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Animal death, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

zhavens's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage and Rape

miuku's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Animal death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Torture

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, and Addiction

isabelagracia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Rape, and Police brutality

Minor: Racism

knenigans's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, War, Abortion, Pregnancy, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship