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Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

72 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.75

Blimey, what a book, page long sentences, and really graphic, depraved, and intense writing. It was read as a book club choice, and had it not been, it would have been my first ever did not finish! Too dark and nasty for me. If you do decide to read it, the trigger points are many, so please see what they are before reading. However, the writing was just like a hurricane, never ending and intense. I can see why others rate this book but not for me. Sorry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Murder, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Car accident, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Suicide

tessamoose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Racism, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infidelity, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Incest, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Abortion, Grief, Gore, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Death, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Murder

entre_fanon_y_weil's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Torture, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Abortion, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.25

I wouldn’t have picked up or finished this book if it hadn’t been assigned for a class. Stars were given for the interesting style of the prose, that while very difficult (and kind of annoying) to read certainly created the sense of chaos that comes with a hurricane that the book was emulating, and for the wonderful translation by Sophie Hughes that felt genuine and accurate to the original text. The subject matter was incredibly dark and graphic. It was very difficult to read because of how terrible all of the characters were, how much they hated themselves and everyone around them. Hatred for women, transgender people and queer people abounds here, do not expect any justice or happiness, there is no voice of reason. I would not recommend the book except for maybe the first chapter just to study the prose style if you are a writer. Pretty much every content warning applies in a major way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Cursing, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Outing, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Classism

merenguita's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Uff... Tuve que tomarme algunos descansos en medio de algunos capítulos... son crudos y recomiendo fuertemente leer las advertencias antes de leerlo. 
La forma en que escribe Fernanda Melchor es lo más característico del libro y aquello que logra que todo se sienta cercano y visceral, permitiendo que uno se sienta que se encuentre dentro de la cabeza de los personajes, siendo partícipe de su hilo de pensamiento.  La violencia se describe sin reparos ni filtros, lo cual solo la hace más difícil de digerir, pero logra transmitir lo cotidiano de ella, es una gran representación de la profundidad de nuestras heridas sociales. 
Es difícil decir que lo disfruté, por lo difícil de leer que algunas escenas resultan, pero realmente me encantó como libro. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Transphobia, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

brnczv's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

3.25

Very dark, VERY graphic, very heavy, but the story structure and how everything is revealed is really fascinating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

sophiet's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Gore

greghw's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Ableism, Cursing, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Excrement, Incest, Police brutality, and Trafficking

not_another_ana's review against another edition

DNF @ 66%

Pues no me gustó y decidí que mejor cortaba por lo sano y lo dejaba ir. El estilo o te gusta o no te gusta, no hay punto medio. Para mí se volvió un poco aburrido y demasiado cíclico, hizo que todos los personajes sonaran muy similares. Más que nada decidí que no quería seguir leyendo en el capítulo donde un personaje recuenta con detalle todo el abuso sexual que sufrió. Hasta ahí quedé.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

kunma's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Este es probablemente el mejor libro que he leído. O por lo menos uno de los mejores.
Desde el primer capítulo, Fernanda te atrapa con un estilo de escritura ágil y que te sumergirá en la historia como si tú fueras solamente un vecino más del pueblo en el que se desarrolla la historia.
La autora relata tan bien la dinámica social en Latinoamérica, que si tu familia te trata de la patada, que la pobreza, que aunque sea con prostitución la gente busca ganarse sus pesitos, el odio a las llamadas "brujas", la homofobia, el body shaming del que nadie se salva, el alcoholismo tan común, la misoginia, la corrupción de las autoridades; la mentalidad religiosa, la del no creyente y la "brujería"; el robo y la violencia, pero al mismo tiempo, el sentido de comunidad que tenemos los latinos.
Como dice la sinopsis, es: una novela cruda y desgarradora en la que el lector quedará envuelto, atrapado por las palabras y la atmósfera de terrible, aunque gozosa, fatalidad.
Everything about this book feels like home. I can only feel sorry for those who won't be able to read it in Spanish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Abortion, Addiction, Police brutality, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Rape, and Transphobia

Moderate: Body shaming and Outing

Minor: Excrement