Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

71 reviews

mlafaive's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

katepar's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia

Moderate: Racism, Rape

acbooksndata's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape

vittogrim's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Vivi i personaggi, tanto sono scritti bene.

Il suono della loro voce cambia ogni volta che la prospettiva si sposta dall’uno all’altro.

E a volte diventa bassa e quasi inudibile per lo scrosciare della pioggia. Una delle esperienze (di lettura o di vita) più intense e coinvolgenti finora.

Vorrei non averlo ancora letto

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Violence

pedicurn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: No

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This book is literally the Great American Novel and a masterpiece. I find myself wanting to teach a college literature course on this novel as there are so many themes to explore. This is a beautiful story of friendship, leadership, and complicated relationships all wrapped up into one big adventure. The character development is unmatched. There are times when the violence is hard but the characters make up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder

katiebpemberton's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage

unclejon75's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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I knew this was a legendary book before reading it & I was fairly overwhelmed by it's heft but, I dove in headfirst & plowed through it & I wanted more when it was over. What a story! If this isn't the greatest American novel ever written, it will make do until I figure out which one is. Mcmurtry's prose is phenomenal & his cast of characters are diverse and each unique in their own way. I definitely plan on reading the rest of this series at some point. This is classic Americana & Western Adventure at it's finest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness

cocolareading's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism

Minor: Pedophilia

remery3's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

chrisfagan's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape