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imaginary_space's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is a surrealist's wet dream.
It kept me interested to the end, it made me feel things and it made me learn things. And the magical realism elements are perfectly executed for my tastes. The whole story of the Buendía family feels surreal, but is set in a world that feels extremely real and I loved that. That feeling of everything happening at the same time is something rare and hard to achieve. What impressed me most is that there is not one unnecessary sentence in the whole thing.
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Pedophilia, and Gun violence
juliana18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Genocide, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Incest, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
lief_'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Incest, War, Sexual content, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Blood and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
elisabeth_with_an_ess's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Even so, I don't think I can honestly give the book more than three stars, even for the brilliance of the final chapters. I don't think it makes up for the unnecessarily graphic descriptions of the Buendia family's hereditary vices.
Graphic: Dementia, Excrement, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and War
_cecilie_'s review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and War
dastardly_red_witch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, War, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Racism, and Suicide attempt
notartgarfunkel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Incest, Death, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: War, Vomit, Blood, Pedophilia, Child death, and Medical content
Minor: Gun violence and Cannibalism
lizzzitro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Eating disorder, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
selenetanne's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and War
hanna_jd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Classism, and Gun violence