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nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
I never knew what to expect next with this one. It starts off slow and then picks up in the weirdest, sometimes unsettling ways, then slows down again. It's a story about three generations of women in a family, but also about Cuba and its weird, sometimes unsettling history. I really loved the reflections on memory: its mutability, its lasting echo on people within a family and also in a nation, and how it twists and shapes great love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide attempt and Abortion
lesenilpferd's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Mental illness
smuds2's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
UNFINISHED
REVIEW RATING SYSTEM - [ 1 = FELT DECEIVED, 2 = NOT WHAT I EXPECTED IN A BAD WAY BUT WASN'T A WASTE OF TIME, 3 = WHAT I EXPECTED FELT LIKE MY TIME WAS USED AS EXPECTED, 4 = PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, 5 = THINKING ABOUT IT MONTHS LATER ]
RULES : (1) can not give anything a 5 outright, must either be a re-read or a update to score, (2) can not give incremental ratings, except for 4.75 which is functionally a "revisit in case it is actually a 5", (3) I should always end with a "this leads me to think" of 2-3 ideas this book roused in me.
Pretty writing that you want to keep reading more of.
Some graphic scenes I could have done without.
Contradictory sense of progress but lack of accomplishment if that makes sense
Heartwrenchingly sad in some parts
REVIEW RATING SYSTEM - [ 1 = FELT DECEIVED, 2 = NOT WHAT I EXPECTED IN A BAD WAY BUT WASN'T A WASTE OF TIME, 3 = WHAT I EXPECTED FELT LIKE MY TIME WAS USED AS EXPECTED, 4 = PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, 5 = THINKING ABOUT IT MONTHS LATER ]
RULES : (1) can not give anything a 5 outright, must either be a re-read or a update to score, (2) can not give incremental ratings, except for 4.75 which is functionally a "revisit in case it is actually a 5", (3) I should always end with a "this leads me to think" of 2-3 ideas this book roused in me.
Some graphic scenes I could have done without.
Contradictory sense of progress but lack of accomplishment if that makes sense
Heartwrenchingly sad in some parts
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
stephsz's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Rape, Miscarriage, Suicide, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Body shaming
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