Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

16 reviews

madelynfrank'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I have so many thoughts about this book as probably a lot of people had? Was FA supposed to be gross right? Very gross. Prose is beautiful and often funny. Plot and characters all flow between each other in time which I really enjoyed. Felt very tangential like a story. Racism/sexism/pedophilia was a bummer but I guess to be expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Classism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, War, Medical content, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, and Racism

ghost_thorns's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexism, and Racism

wellyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Infidelity, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Animal death, Child abuse, War, Racism, Suicide, and Sexual assault

vklyle99's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

Whoever said this was the greatest love story ever told, seek mental help!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bajammies's review against another edition

Life is too short to allow the problematic parts in 2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexism

gabriella_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

Was anyone going to tell me there’s a

pedophilic relationship

in this or was I supposed to find out on my own? Genuinely left a disgusting taste in my mouth reading this. 

And why was there so much casual racism and bigoted language throughout the book? It was physically painful in a book that otherwise had a gripping prose (but was problematic, I smell misogyny). 

I don’t want to rate this because I feel so conflicted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Dementia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual violence, and Stalking

squidyinkydink's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

This book did not age well and I would not recommend to others.

csifbi23's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual violence

eve81's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, War, Racism, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cait's review against another edition

reflective 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Classism, Dementia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Incest, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Racism