Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Paradais by Fernanda Melchor

5 reviews

veara_'s review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Police brutality, Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Fatphobia

mmefish's review

dark tense slow-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

4.5

Well, I don't know. Her books are something else.
Great build-up, even greater execution. Horrific. Fernanda Melchior can certainly fucking write.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Incest, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Excrement, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, and Pregnancy

kmharris's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Incest, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Murder

jasonwarrick's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

When it isn’t trying to shock your socks off, there is some really great tension here. You just have to find it in between all of the repetitive descriptions of Polo’s bed, Franco’s fantasy, and Zorayda’s flirting. If the repetition (and some of the edge) had been cut out, this could’ve been a very tight, gripping, and affecting short story, but instead it feels a little one-note.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Rape

deborah_green's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Classism, Excrement, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use