Reviews tagging 'War'

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

6 reviews

stitch_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Rape and Murder

Minor: War

hacthoun's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

deeply dark. can definitely see why gabriel garcia marquez thought juan rulfo was everything and more.  
i really enjoyed the nonlinear approach and how disorienting and unclear the boundaries between the living and the dead were. however, it’s another novel that is horrible to every single female character and doesn’t mince words about it. pretty rough read in that sense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and War

lupitagonzalez's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

I think I'd give this a higher rating if I'd read it in Spanish, since I feel like some things are lost in translation. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and War

saltycoffee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: War

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: War

morning_sky's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and War