Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

66 reviews

arabellaruby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.25

Slightly disjointed at times, but impactful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Racism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Colonisation, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Deportation, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: War

hannahglenn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Racism

kcbatts's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

catlandia91's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, War, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Physical abuse

reads2cope's review against another edition

5.0

"I think about this often, about whether the past is real if we don't bring it into the present. Tree falling in the forest and all that.  I'm okay, I say.  I don't know if I am the tree or the no one who doesn't hear it."

An incredibly well done multi-generational story of multiple families. I loved the way each thread of plots and characters and themes wove together across time and boarders and families. These stories laid bare the atrocities of the immigration systems in the USA in a way that furthered the plots and without disrupting the pacing. A masterpiece of grief and love and struggle and resilience. Every character is nuanced and makes sometimes terrible and almost always necessary choices, and I couldn’t help but love all of them.

“What a luxurious thing, to feel. The pain a tender ache now that she could massage and curl into. For so long, she’s held the grief at bay.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Incest, Drug abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Xenophobia, and Addiction

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

vera_cologne's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Best book I read this year. The stories are amazing and the writing is absolutely beautiful. Couldn’t put it down and can’t wait to read more like this!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Racism, Xenophobia, Drug use, Child abuse, and Rape

gmdho2023's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Deportation, Murder, Drug use, and Drug abuse

tytrack99's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this story. I enjoyed the outlook on life from another set of eyes, or a few rather. however, I do wish we got to see more of the older timelines from maria isabel or cecilia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Deportation, and Racism