Reviews tagging 'War'

La casa degli spiriti by Isabel Allende

84 reviews

nobeans's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: War, Sexual violence, Torture, and Police brutality

ok7a's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Xenophobia, War, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Abortion and Animal cruelty

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Abortion, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Blood, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

lipsmovetheysay's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.5

i know it feels a bit sacrilegious but i juuuust feel like a lot of the classics could stand an editor/to lose 100 pages? the last 90 or so pages of this are breathtaking and incredibly impactful, but it felt like a slog at times to get there. but i also need to know myself and that sweeping family epics over generations are just not really my jam. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Torture, and War

funkyyicken's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Torture, War, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

charlotte_trimmer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Death

pagesareportals's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Sexual assault, War, Emotional abuse, Child death, Sexism, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Rape

marenvgl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Abortion, Rape, War, and Violence

annreadsabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

4.5

Read for school

This was just a strange, flavorful, and at times horrifying read that I wasn't expecting at all.  The characters are all so interesting in their own way and the generational saga worked extremely well for me. It was funny, it was sad, it was horrifying, and it was super weird and it's definitely a book I'll be thinking about a lot more in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Religious bigotry