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booksybookbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Dysphoria
xlizabeth's review
4.75
I will admit there were some paragraphs I had to skip because I couldn’t mentally handle them.
An incredibly brutal character study about suffering, trauma, and desires of some very very troubled young adults.
Check TWs.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Drug abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry
zoesauve's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I think Ojeda and the translator, Sarah Booker are both really talented at the craft, but I really wonder about what the point of bringing this stuff into the world is.
I truly don’t see the value in dredging up this deeply disgusting stuff with no redemption. I feel sick from reading it.
Graphic: Self harm, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Animal cruelty
readingwithgoose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Confinement, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Excrement and Mental illness
karla_burbujadeletras's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Body horror, Pedophilia, Animal death, and Child abuse
moss_martii's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gore, and Child abuse
m3rricat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty
gatoskynlaplaya's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
danidamico's review against another edition
1.0
Las historias que se entrecruzan a lo largo de la novela nunca llegan a nada, nunca culminan ni se complementan, simplemente asistimos a una seguidilla interminable de violaciones, agresiones y abusos sexuales, escenas super detalladas de pedofilia, abuso intrafamiliar, automutilaciones, fantasías sexuales repugnantes. Y lo peor es que no sirven para nada, no generan ningún sentido de totalidad al terminar la novela, ni siquiera es como "El niño proletario" de Osvaldo Lamborghini: un cuento horroroso que sí tiene un propósito, una eficacia, una razón de ser.
Si hubiera sabido lo innecesariamente explícito que es el libro nunca lo hubiera escogido y si no fuera para el club de lectura definitivamente lo hubiera dejado sin terminar.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence