Reviews

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

rasorina's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

_loveclubj'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? It's complicated

4.25

globetrotta's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

nicolyn's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

rattletheshelves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

One million stars. new fave

nookbook's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

asolis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Cantoras seamlessly melds the stories of five queer women to explore the history of Uruguay, queer joy, life under a dictatorship, and the importance of community and making space for yourself in the world. This book runs the gamut of emotions, but leaves you with a sense of hope. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing and Death of parent

rjansen282's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

abigailcallahan's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

jasjasjasjas's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

“Ocean as church (…) Woman’s body as church.”

A very beautiful book. I love swimming in the sea and lesbian sex so the ocean/beach as a metaphor for queerness and freedom really hit for me. And I enjoyed the commentary on patriarchy and what it means to live outside social norms and build community.

I did feel like the story became a bit contrived in the second half - the storylines got too inspirational and the dialogue stopped feeling real. I think the book spanned too long a time period and it felt rushed towards the end but it pulled me back in the last few pages. Overall an enjoyable read that resonated a lot