Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

70 reviews

alexiswiththefreckles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

This book held me and would not let go. I want to get a physical copy asap (listened on audiobook) so I can read it again and find all those sentences that felt more like lyrics to me.  It was stunning, hopeful, heartbreaking, joyous, all at once.  Following these queer women find themselves and lose themselves and struggle and succeed felt like an honor. I don't know if I have the right words, but I think this will be one of my top books of the year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

megplant's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Biphobia

Conversion therapy

schenkepanky's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I listened to this on audio. It was so long, I can't believe it was only 300 pages! I had to check it out from the library twice. This follows five queer women in Uruguay in the 1970s-80s. If you want to read about what life is like for political and societal "subversives" in a dictatorship, this book is a well-written set of stories. It's sad and funny all at once, but mostly sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Torture

mheitkamp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

jet's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

molliemoments's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Genocide, and Antisemitism

edgeofstories's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Police brutality

thebookadvocate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

noslowregard's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage

bawallington's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, and Antisemitism