Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

7 reviews

jg93's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Medical content, Animal death, Violence, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

Minor: Transphobia, Abortion, and Antisemitism

claireh6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

franksreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Colonisation, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Trafficking, War, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Alcoholism

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Racism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Slavery, Colonisation, Death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Blood, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Abortion

idajoh's review against another edition

emotional informative relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

This book surprised me! I went into this expecting that I might like it... turns out I loved it! My biggest complaint about this book is that it ended.

This is a book about feminity and what it means to be a woman, in relation to each other, society and a lover. 

Allende's storytelling is rich and believable, and there's rarely a dull moment, even when nothing really significant is happening. I also loved the small crumbs of foreshadowing that are spread throughout the book, which seem inisignificant upon first glance.

This isn't normally a book I would've picked up, but Allende peaked my interest because I was trying to complete a reading challenge and I needed a book written by a latina author. In addition, my mom seems to love her. I'll definitely pick up more of her books, and more books like this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Classism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

aliteracja's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Racism, Pregnancy, Abortion, Miscarriage, Medical content, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Classism, Colonisation, and Murder