Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

57 reviews

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

mariavdl's review against another edition

dark

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Torture, Excrement, Gun violence, Death of parent, Mental illness, War, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Death, Abandonment, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Confinement

okapipo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Fucking fever dream that I'd have a hard time recommending to anyone rn.

Still a good read tho, just not a pleasant one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Rape, and War

elaba25's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

• 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

4.5

One Hundred Years of Solitude explores the creation, development, and eventual destruction of the town of Macondo and the Buendía family. It certainly is a difficult read to get started on with the strange magical realist imagery, dense prose, themes of incest, and violence. However, Marquez masterfully crafts a story packed full of complex commentary on war, communism, capitalism, fate,  the cycle and erasure of history, and more. Every sentence he writes is written beautifully and adds another layer of depth to the story. I, however, do intend to look into critics work regarding Marquez’s exotification of Latin America which may alter my opinions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, War, Incest, and Death

nudibranc_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, War, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Murder

widald's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Sexism, Child death, Incest, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Rape

tobes44's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Child death, Incest, and Death

cvturner's review

challenging emotional medium-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

5.0

Beautiful, magical, weird. I've read it five times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Police brutality, Genocide, Incest, War, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Adult/minor relationship

lindsayerin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual assault

harrirl0's review

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Colonisation, and Incest