Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

17 reviews

imoran's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective slow-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

4.0

Florentino Ariza has a kill count higher than Anakin Skywalker

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, War, Sexism, and Pregnancy

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Another stunning novel by one of the most talented authors to ever existed. Within the social commentary, magical realism, and class dynamics, there is also an incredible amount of heart. I would highly, highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Terminal illness, Racism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Death

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

hypatiasilver's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.75

This novel contains many beautiful passages worthy of 5 stars.  It also contains some of the worst passages and plot points I have ever read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

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

not_nosferatu's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

It’s well written BUT everything Florentino does after Fermina turns him down is an exponentially bigger red flag. It would have been a public service to castrate him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

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.

saffytriesherbest's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.75

Look it’s got some really well written sections but holy moly trigger warning for assault- there are too many moments that are romanticised it seemed as if by the end of the novel Florentino could’ve been friends with Humbert Humbert

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Racial slurs

Minor: Gore, War, and Child abuse

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

lydia_reads's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Suicide