Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Paradais by Fernanda Melchor

90 reviews

syd_the_bookish_kid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ernestoneto's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

samyag's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

paulken's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

brianareads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

sarrna's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

rasy's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

Unfiltered, subversive, repulsive, lustful and shocking in delivery. Has the classic elements of Latin American literature.

Appreciate the story and understood the backbone. Definitely not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

mjap_04's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well written.
Compelling characters whose flaws are what drives the plot forward.
Also extremely disturbing and hard to get through due to the brutality of the main character thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

isabel_llo's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Murder

seethinglloron's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

Hard to put words to how this made me feel. I might have been primed to finish it tonight, and I felt truly cored like an apple by the end. The whole time, Melchor's praise is like a corkscrew to the eye, digging and digging into the nerves until I was left as electric with misery as Polo. Incredible work here. 

My only gripe is that I felt the start was a tad slow, but the whole thing is so short that you're through the whole thing in the amount of time it takes to flinch at the sound of a gunshot. My g-d.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Torture