Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Seratus Tahun Kesunyian by Gabriel García Márquez

65 reviews

kia_y_k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

psenshi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence and Colonisation

ana610615's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

therowdypi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book reads me well and I was able to orient in the story, which surprised me quite a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

luinthezu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual violence, Suicide, Colonisation, and War

filmscore's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

menomica's review against another edition

Mira, pienso terminar el libro algún día, pero ahorita no es el momento. Es muy denso y me di cuenta a me quitaba la alegría de leer, lo cual me decepciona porque soy muy fan de Gabriel García Marquez.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, and Colonisation

izpiz64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, and Colonisation

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Antisemitism

crescentpages's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and War