Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Páradais by Fernanda Melchor

52 reviews

cat_22's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, and Sexual assault

katsteele5's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.0

Amazing prose, truly beautiful writing, and yet somehow seems to be unrelentingly dark for the sake of it. I can’t really wrap my head around this. 

I didn’t find Polo’s immediate willingness to go along with Franco’s scheme very convincing. I might have felt a lot differently about it had that not been the case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

connieevans's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

This was just too brutal and too much for me. I can appreciate what (I think) Melchor is trying to do - highlight how poverty/wealth can warp an individuals grasp on life and what is worth doing and what they’re entitled to do - however I really struggled to see past the disgustingness of this novel and I just spent the whole time feeling sick and wanting it to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Alcohol

ssamdaly's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Rape

faynebrio's review against another edition

dark 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

youch! enjoyed the structure and writing style, it also made me feel ill

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Gun violence, Rape, and Alcoholism

junejunejulyjuly's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Classism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Addiction, Violence, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Stalking, Sexism, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual violence

cmcrockford's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Pretty great crime novella even if part of me thinks it should be a short story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Classism, Excrement, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Vomit, Murder, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Incest, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism

Trigger warning seems like a pretty useless phrase for this book.

mermaidstears's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

1.5

read the content warnings before you even consider picking up this book. Heavy topics don't really deter me but I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. I understand why some enjoy this but it's an absoulte no from me. stay safe out there x

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Torture, Gore, Grief, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Dementia, Blood, Death, Drug use, Bullying, Excrement, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

mgedington's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Gun violence

syd_the_bookish_kid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Stalking, Drug abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Racism, Pregnancy, Blood, Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Cursing, Addiction, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Toxic friendship