Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Ensaio sobre a cegueira by José Saramago

109 reviews

thenoboshow's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

I found this book hard to look away from in some sort of morbid fascination. This book hits different after living through a pandemic teeming with selfish idiots. "This is exactly what would happen if this were to happen." An unfortunate mantra throught the reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

dominerdy's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

4.0

This felt like the kind of book that had a lot to say and would be interesting to dissect in an academic setting, but reading it for leisure was dry, difficult, and the dialogue was felt clunky at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

moscatel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Continuo a amar o estilo do Saramago, é tão único e cheio de personalidade. Entendo que não seja para todos, por causa dos devaneios e juízos de moral constantes, mas eu acho que tem o seu charme.
Estive o livro todo a tentar formular para que defeito humano é que a cegueira era uma analogia (ou metáfora, não sei bem a diferença) e porque é que só uma personagem não cegou, mas não consegui chegar a nenhuma conclusão.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

mazzoccatoadele's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

robinks's review against another edition

I was too disturbed by a lot of the scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

scout_05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

elfsteel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

this is one of those books that would take several reads to feel like you fully understand. not confusing, per se, but layered and full of details which must be sorted through and mulled over so that the significant ones can be separated from the insignificant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual violence

justahappyreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

jocularjacob's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury