Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

8 reviews

marielulus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Torture, and Colonisation

Minor: Incest and Cannibalism

dsuzno's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

2.5

Weird novel

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

naturalog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, and Cannibalism

eardil's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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? Yes

3.5

Una novelización interesante sobre la primera visita de los españoles a Tenochtitlán.

Positivo:
* Me gustó su worldbuilding. Pude sentirme envuelto en el palacio y la ciudad con sus templos y entender un poco mejor la estructura de los islotes
* Los personajes tienen fuertes características. Moctezuma como el paranoico hundido en hongos pero aún con un objetivo estratégico muy claro, la figura del jefe de gobierno de la ciudad como su mano derecha y sus motivaciones propias, pero aún su amigo. Cortés con su celo ingenuo y tóxico.
* El final me encantó. No quiero hacer spoilers así que solo diré que la escena me pareció muy bien llevada.

Negativo:
* La estructura de los diálogos me parece innecesariamente obtusa. Saramago hace algo con la opacidad de quién está hablando cuando no usa casi signos de puntuación. Me pareció que Enrigue solo intentó usarlo para parecer interesante.
* A veces la "crudez" es un poco gratuita, aunque no es tanta como para que me pareciera molesta, pero no siempre es necesaria. Y creo que lo señalo menos porque no la quiero ahí y más porque cuando la usa efectivamente sí lo hace bien, y usarla de más abarata esos momentos.

Veredicto:
Recomiendo el libro sobre todo en cuanto a costo-beneficio. Es muy corto, y lo que construye lo hace bien.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Excrement, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual assault and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse and Cannibalism

tmdreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Full of political intrigue this beautifully written book paints the city of Tenochtitlan at contact with Spanish conquistadors. You dive deep into 1519 and learn so much about the people, and this city. The descriptions make me want to visit Mexico City to she if what remains of the vibrant pre-contact city. The bulk of the events occur in a day with some flashbacks that help provide rich character development. There is some surprising funny moments when the emperor is on shrooms. It’s a tangle of intrigue that is difficult to follow at times but if you are a fan of Historical Fiction you should pick up this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Minor: Violence, Cannibalism, and War

clynns's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Like taking mushrooms. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, and War

sersi's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Gore and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault

jrpal's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Cannibalism