Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Seratus Tahun Kesunyian by Gabriel García Márquez

65 reviews

zaraloureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

THIS BOOK. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, and War

ok7a's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Incest

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Stalking and Death of parent

destiny_jay's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

I have no idea how to put into words how I feel about this book. I forced my way to the end hating most of my time spent reading it but yet by the end I found myself completely enamored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

chenyinyin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

beautiful prose, but it is very disturbing at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation

mcpl's review against another edition

challenging slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Colonisation