Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Temporada de huracanes by Fernanda Melchor

106 reviews

the_bookishshelf's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

hannahleewhite's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia and Suicidal thoughts

yajairat's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The most grim and dark book I’ve read in a long time. Just when you thought things couldn’t get more depraved, they do! A graphic and unflinching look at the darkest corners of humanity. What made me not just DNF it was the writing and the structure of it. Short but packs the biggest punch. 

Fernanda Melchor, tiene mis respetos. Nunca voy a olvidar las emociones que senti cuando estaba leyendo esto. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Murder

elizafiedler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Transphobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

snovella's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Murder, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Transphobia

moi_stephanie's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Very dark stories intertwined with misery as a common thread.

Very descriptive, which makes it easy to imagine what characters are going through.

Worst part of it might be that there's no happy ending, but that's reality for many people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Abortion, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

cat_22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Murder, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

bits12's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

ceco_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I struggled to write a review that would do this book justice. If you have the time, I recommend you read M John Harrison and Anthony Cummin's reviews (both published by the Guardian). 

In short, this is a brutal book and it's not going to be for everyone. The reading experience is shocking, repulsive, but its lingering effect is profound. 

A local Witch is found dead, throat slit, floating in a canal. What follows is a whirlwind exploration of life in a rural Mexican town - its constricting familial relations, sexual violence, and deadly masculinity. 

Besides the 'bookending' chapters that function as an introduction and conclusion, each chapter of Hurricane Season is a different character's "retelling" of the circumstances of the murder. I use quotation marks because, truthfully, it's less of a retelling and more of a character study showcasing that person's life, motivations and anxieties, with clues to the Witch's death threaded in between, leaving the reader to piece together what happened and why certain events were interpreted in a particular way. 

It's undoubtedly a challenging read, but one that will stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Rape

s4ily's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Transphobia, Racism, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Body horror, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Gore, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment