Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

66 reviews

lief_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0


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_cecilie_'s review against another edition

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1.0


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ruth_rb's review against another edition

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DNF

I had to stop reading this book after 100 pages or so due to the frequency of statutory rape. I understand this may be accurate to the time period, but it made me so uncomfortable and disgusted.

On top of that, I wasn’t attached to any of the characters. The ‘plot’ was fine, but not compelling to the point that I had to force myself not to skip paragraphs.

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melissa_francesca's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.25


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kia_y_k's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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jolineliest's review against another edition

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sploack's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

What the hell did I just read? Not only does this book not have any plot whatsoever, but it also seamlessly normalizes sexism, violence, cheating, incest, animal abuse, child abuse and pedophilia. And is there even a single likeable character in the whole story? In my opinion they’re all shamelessly terrible people. 
Its only merit is that it is well written, but that can’t save it from me giving it 1 star.

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mariam_a's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Equal parts shocking and revolting, I found this novels themes to be the main barrier to engrossing myself in the novel. Nonetheless, Garcia Marquez’s uniquely flowing prose is entraps you in this multi-generational saga of desire, incest, and magical realism. 

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lizzzitro's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious sad 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

2.5


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ana610615's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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