Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

5 reviews

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Xenophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abortion, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Grief, Genocide, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Eating disorder

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Lately, I feel like I’ve been reading a lot of books about secrets. This one does that in a particularly gut-wrenching way. The way that Gonzalez let’s the reader sit with information, then draw their own conclusions about the characters motivations invited a more interactive experience for me. Gosh I really do love flawed characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Addiction, Genocide, Rape, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion, Bullying, Deportation, and Infertility

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

My only issue was I didn’t like how anarchism was portrayed. I thought it was fantastic overall, though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, War, Classism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Abandonment, Addiction, and Colonisation

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Death, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Abortion, Homophobia, Genocide, Animal death, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and War

izbizedgerton's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

From the first 50 pages or so I could not have guessed where the book was going. Big fan of that!! Kinda wished the direction came a little sooner and the backstory about their

mom and her manipulation

happened sooner. It felt off when it seemed like the author was villainizing the revolutionaries fighting for a free, independent Puerto Rico??? I think that started to reconcile though when stuff came out about the mother and they were making her a villain for abandoning and manipulating the family. Upon reflection I can see how it (the mothers manipulation) was there the whole time I just didn’t want to believe it since I liked her idealism. I REALLY liked how the characters were so flawed and she didn’t try to hide it, just made it so you loved them anyways. I kind of think the book was written for people older than me…some of the stuff just felt very Gen X/Millenial. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, and Addiction

cassielaj's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Drug use, Homophobia, Grief, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Outing

Minor: Genocide