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planecemetery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Incest
Moderate: Sexual content
aiona's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Death
Minor: Violence and War
loudandlittle's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Dementia, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Violence, and Sexual content
correct_rper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Colonisation, Pedophilia, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
2treads's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
The fact that this book's main focus is only on the male offspring of Jose Arcadio Buendía is irksome, although she does get a chapter that outlines her decline 😤. Especially when Ursula, the matriarch, has gone above and beyond in ensuring that the family is provided for. She is also clever and aware, and is not afraid to put herself forward to defend her children and grandchildren. She deserved chapters to focus on all she did and endured.
This obsession that Marquez has with showing men and their sexual proclivities is alarming, and as my husband says, it could very well be he means it in a tongue-in-cheek, darkly humorous manner for affect. I remain unconvinced.
However, what is undeniable is that he is a writer that has complete control over how this expansive yet contained story unfolds, and even as it may seem like mindless wading for some readers, there will be others that will get swept along for what is a captivating, awesome, disturbing tale of a family and their tragic legacy.
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, and Death
borninexile's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, War, Pedophilia, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Dementia, Death, Sexual violence, Animal death, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Classism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Torture
lemaog's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Violence
elenatamsen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Confinement
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Police brutality
juliana18's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Genocide, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Incest, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
lief_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Incest, War, Sexual content, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Blood and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy