Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

41 reviews

baileyamanono's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Rape, Excrement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

zoinkie's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and War

notallbooks_mp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

deniseh's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, and Colonisation

taroroot's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

i found the writing to be interesting and compelling however i hated Esteban Trueba's character so much

that i was delighted when he finally died in the epilogue.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

whitelotusreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

It’s dark and gut-punching; the descriptions of violence and assault are pretty graphic but it’s not without purpose and is a crucial aspect of the overarching theme. The characters are all well-rounded and wonderfully developed. The narrative flows well and the prose arrestingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

rubl_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

seawarrior's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

While I felt that this book was difficult to initially get invested in since the plot didn't have a clear direction, and the narrator was unknown, once I fell into the story I was able to appreciate how lyrical and magical the writing is, even when describing horrific events. At its roots, this is a story about how a single patriarch destroys an entire country. Yet it blooms a story of family triumph and tragedy, of love that endures destruction, and how acts of violence are never restrained to a single point in time. It's a modern epic that is as rewarding to read as it is distressing. Although reading it does require a level of acceptance that this family is steeped in racism, misogyny and the violence inherent to massive wealth, I did think the book has worth. I would recommend it to those that can withstand reading about the subject matter, namely, the egregious sexual, physical, and political violence the leading character commits over his seemingly never-ending lifetime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and War

ryann_400's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is MUST READ, no book has challenged my concept of time, family and politics like this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

ok7a's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abortion