Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Distância de Segurança by Samanta Schweblin

11 reviews

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Ableism

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Such a quick read with a lot happening (hence the title), thought I’d somehow missed stuff. I understand the author pulled inspiration from the very real consequences of harmful pesticides being used in Argentina but I didn’t like the way the disabled children were written about in this. It just felt off and I can’t quite put my finger on it on the exact reason. The ending was heartbreaking though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

morgue666's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Can’t help but think watching the movie before reading the book helped in some way but hindered in others. I imagine this is much more impactful when read by people in Argentina where they can read between the lines a little more and infer about the

impact of pesticides  as this is environmental horror very clearly linked to Argentina’s current climate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Death of parent

eatyourenglish's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Animal death

f18's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Ableism and Medical content

pyreghost's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse

dustghosts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Medical trauma

clara_mai's review against another edition

4.0

 Passend zum Titel der englischen Übersetzung (ich habe die deutsche namens "Das Gift" gelesen), würde ich diesen kurzen Roman der Kategorie Fiebertraum-Horror zuordnen. Ein geniales Buch; spannend, surreal und beunruhigend. Die Nutzung von giftigen Pestiziden in Argentinien als Element des Horrors anzuwenden auch ein brillianter Zug der Autorin. Sehr gut aus dem argentinischen Spanisch ins Deutsche übersetzt von Marianne Gareis. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Ableism and Body horror

mmirjamm's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

aniennis's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

A heartbreaking horror story in which motherhood and womanhood are main topics, as well as our relationship with nature and the current state of agricultural technology. I read it in one night and then I couldn't sleep!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, and Death