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torismazarine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Classism, Rape, Racism, Death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
elchivovivo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Each chapter is a single paragraph with little or no room for breathing.
Melchor changes narrative voices like a boxer delivers his punches. And yet, the story flows like water.
The language is pure, and i am curious to see how anyone could translate this dense, boiling, gulf- Mexican dialect into another language. Or even to see how a non-mexican spanish speaker would absorb all the local slang.
What wrenches the heart is that the story, the darkness, the characters, are all realistic (if not based on true people). It reflects the hopeless trajectory of our country, which in spite of its beauty and depth seems to be cosmically, cosmogonically thirsting for blood drawn with violence.
Graphic: Sexism, Mental illness, Confinement, Abandonment, Murder, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Outing, Infertility, Addiction, Abortion, Rape, Cursing, Racial slurs, Deadnaming, Child death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gore, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Misogyny
gillian_aftanas's review against another edition
- 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
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
kunma's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
hnelson510's review against another edition
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
ratthew86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Homophobia, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Blood, Outing, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Torture, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, and Police brutality
hughesie's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, and Rape
Moderate: Abortion, Murder, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Minor: Infidelity, Addiction, Car accident, Outing, Police brutality, and Child death
meganzc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Torture, Addiction, Racial slurs, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia
If you have any triggers, you'll probably find them in this book.gchodzen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Outing, Medical trauma, Medical content, Incest, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship