Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado

2 reviews

sofiadidonato's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Cara, que livro tenso. 

Já vou avisando logo; tem uma cena de estupro mais ou menos em 1/3 do livro, que é bem explícita por sinal. Esse livro eu li praticamente dissociando por causa do tom pesado dele (e temas).. é um livro maravilhosamente bem escrito , a crítica social é feita de uma forma diferente, quase que deixando as conclusões ao próprio leitor. Enfim, muito bom mas muito pesado, tenham em mente isso, e não vou deixar o início marcado como spoiler pq acho importante ressaltar

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Racism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Classism, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Death

libelub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Police brutality, Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship