Reviews tagging 'Torture'

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

5 reviews

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, Antisemitism, War, Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs

nwfalens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Violence, Self harm, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Trafficking

coolbookguy's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Torture, and War

camz's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.5

Lo pude haber disfrutado hace 5 años, pero en este pudo de mi vida la única razón por la que lo terminé es para quitarlo de mi lista de pendientes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Rape, and Pedophilia

themysteriouserk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Though it’s often considered unfinished due to Bolaño’s death, and though it’s so often found on the shelves of people who just want to look like they’re smarter than you, it’s in my opinion one of the greatest novels ever written. Its often absolutely repulsive subject matter definitely means it’s not a book for everyone, but also makes the terror of imperialism and the complicity of ordinary people in terrible violence feel real and close in a way few other books manage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and War