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Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'
Die wilden Detektive by Roberto Bolaño, Heinrich von Berenberg
7 reviews
metro_gnome's review against another edition
I may have to put a moratorium on reading books by men placed in the 1970s. The amount of sexual violence they put the women in their stories through, for seemingly no reason, is shocking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence
Moderate: Homophobia
apricot_jam101's review against another edition
Maybe it gets better after we get past Garcia Madero’s section but the consistent homophobia/sexism did not do it for me. It feels like the book is confusing gratuitous sex scenes (including a rape scene by page 45) with being profound. Not to mention that a further part of the story is set in Israel - booooo.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual violence
kt2e56's review against another edition
challenging
slow-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
An absolute slog to get through at times because quite frankly, every character sounds exactly the same. They all believe in the exact same things and all sound like different versions of presumably the author’s own opinions. Rampant homophobia and even worse misogyny and celebration or defense of violence against women at several key points during the novel (the author couldn’t convincingly write from a female POV if his life depended on it)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
reggiewoods's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence
aegireads's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence
Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail
thealyssalo's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual violence
Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual assault
booksthatburn's review against another edition
DNF 45 pages in. I don't normally read slice-of-life books but I tried this and it's just not for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, and Sexism
CW for racism, homophobia, self harm (not depicted), bullying, sexism, vomit, sexual violence, violence, death (not depicted).