Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

3 reviews

alicialexandr_a's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I don’t think a single female character in the novel wasn’t sexualized, assaulted, or called a whore. The book was slow and at some points dragged. While the writing was beautiful, at some points if felt pretentious and convoluted. The last 200 pages of the book were fantastic, but I don’t know if I’d go through the other 600 to get to it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, War, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Death

scottishlindsay's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Alcoholism, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Ableism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Trafficking, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cancer and War