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blood's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
😵💫
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Incest and Torture
pixiefrida's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
4.0
insane and disgusting look of the most violent parts of the mexican male psyche, interweaved in a capitalist society that strives for american values.. me transtorno completamente cuando lo termine
sincerelymendacious's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-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
4.5
thestonealive's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
elenafrancesca's review against another edition
3.0
Very fast paced, terrifying look into the mind of a sadistic rapist and someone who enables him.
I think there was a lot of good about this book, it was genuinely terrifying and disturbing to read.
I did find that the way it was written, the lack of quotation marks indicating speech for example, made it hard to understand who exactly was talking during certain points. But other than that it was definitely worth the read.
I think there was a lot of good about this book, it was genuinely terrifying and disturbing to read.
I did find that the way it was written, the lack of quotation marks indicating speech for example, made it hard to understand who exactly was talking during certain points. But other than that it was definitely worth the read.
nora333's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Nauseating, bleak, and filled with anguish—reading this felt like being trapped in a horrible, inescapable trance. I found myself questioning why I empathized with any of the characters, yet the story remained strangely fascinating. The vulgar, misogynistic language was so extreme it made me want to throw up.
alexluzparker's review against another edition
5.0
depraved, disgusting, graphically violent, filled me with a palpable sense of unease & made me think abt a lot of things i prefer to ignore. really excellent!!!!
rbcp82's review against another edition
5.0
Searing and Visceral.
As with her previous work "Hurricane Season," her new book "Paradais" is one of a kind fiction. Narrower and more concentrated in its scope, it tells how two desperate teenagers came to rape and murder the entire well-to-do family.
Violence and evil accumulate and burst open at one-go.
As with her previous work "Hurricane Season," her new book "Paradais" is one of a kind fiction. Narrower and more concentrated in its scope, it tells how two desperate teenagers came to rape and murder the entire well-to-do family.
Violence and evil accumulate and burst open at one-go.
geraldwillems's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0