1.65k reviews for:

The Seventh Veil of Salome

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.94 AVERAGE

colleengeedrumm's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

acs8037's review against another edition

2.0

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Is it sacrilegious to do John the Baptist like that?

rgerlach's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

tea0826's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative tense 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

caittilynn's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

brittanyk70's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

coraelie's review against another edition

5.0

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ce livre est un pur chef-d'oeuvre que je ne peux que recommander à tout le monde. l'autrice nous plonge dans deux histoires parallèles, d'un côté le hollywood des années 1950, avec ses personnages aussi remarquables que détestables, son glamour, ses clichés et ses préjugés, et de l'autre le mythe de salome, cette fameuse princesse qui a demandé la tête du prophète sur un plateau d'argent.

'the seventh veil of salome' est le deuxième roman de Silvia Moreno-Garcia que je lis, et ça ne sera pas le dernier...

 

lichreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Once again, Moreno-Garcia stuns in her newest novel with her glimpse into classic Hollywood--and many hardships people of color face in the entertainment industry. While simultaneously offering us a retelling of Salome, we see Vera Larios' own life mirrored in the character she is cast to play. 

so beautiful, so heartbreaking. Vera Larios will always be loved by me!!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism

Minor: Sexual harassment

ruthiels's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, but less sapphic and more interested in the experiences of marginalized artists during the Golden Age of Hollywood. 

Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s prose scratches an itch in my brain. I would be SAT during shul services if she ever wrote an adaptation of the bible. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Sexual harassment, Classism

forestshadowwitch's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious 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