Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

33 reviews

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Abandonment, and Death

renharms's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Violence

klingcooper's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Colonisation, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Violence

haleyshort's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I listened to this book, the first audiobook I’ve completed since my Harry Potter days. It was such a wonderful experience, I can’t recommend it enough. It was wonderfully produced and voice acted. 

The story itself was stellar. I can’t remember the last contemporary fiction book I’ve read with as much depth and humanity. Every character is flawed and beautiful and complete, with so much growth and vulnerability. I so appreciated the multifaceted political perspective, which has such a difficult balance to strike. I feel so grateful to have been lost in this story for the past week, Olga’s life and challenges and growth shortening my commutes and forcing me to consider the deeper impacts of the pain of colonization and imperialism. Of course I am drawing parallels to the colonial genocide that is happening as we speak, and taking inspiration from the very flawed but incredibly honorable revolutionaries that live through this story. Pallante.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape

reinaderuvo's review

informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Drug abuse and Violence

katiejohns's review

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Rape, Grief, Drug use, War, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Abortion, Violence, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Death of parent

knunderb's review

challenging inspiring 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

A few parts dragged a bit for me. But overall,.this was a great novel. A story of dealing with loss, finding yourself, and reconciling ideas of something with the reality of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Violence

Moderate: Rape, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion

goldenjunegem's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Addiction, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abortion, Gun violence, and Rape

ashwaar's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

It took me months to finish reading this book! When I began it was very strong and I loved the sharpness of the writing but near the end, I thought it was floundering around. It became a bit over-the-top and dramatic for me but I do think that overall it’s a really strong character story on family, community, trauma, and gentrification.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Colonisation, Death of parent, Self harm, Classism, Cursing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic