Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

106 reviews

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

kaiulanilee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Alcohol, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy and Classism

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

hexyy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

A book hasn’t moved me like this one in a long time. Raw, dark, emotionally charged. Really a haunting book that will stay with me for a long time. It’s really not easy going, it exceeds Cornac Mcarthy levels of bleakness, but is written so impeccably well with an immensely powerful message, that it is a must read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

hnelson510's review against another edition

I couldn’t handle the barrage of sexist, homophobic, transphobic slurs and graphic descriptions of murder, rape and child abuse. I’m almost positive the author’s intent was to shine a light on these behaviors and why they’re awful, but there is nothing to hold on to on the journey through the book. I just didn’t want to read that horrible stuff anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Physical abuse, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexism, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Outing, Hate crime, and Bullying

patroclusbro's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

3.5

Melchor schreibt mit so einer Plastizität und Dringlichkeit über Gewalt, wie ich es bisher selten gelesen habe. Ein grausames Buch; ich musste viele Pausen machen. Der Stil wirkte stellenweise aufgesetzt, war aber letztlich wirkungsvoll. Mein Magen bleibt umgedreht.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Rape, Homophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Murder and Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction

moss_martii's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Abortion, Police brutality, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug use, Incest, Kidnapping, Rape, and Animal cruelty

schildpad's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Excrement, Torture, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Medical content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Gaslighting, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Murder