Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

24 reviews

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

train wreck but in a fun messy teenage girl way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Addiction, Death, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Stalking, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

the boyfriend is abusive

britbrit29's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Classism

yabooks4me's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Characters and story were very interesting. I enjoyed this fast-paced ya thriller. Def had moments where I had to suspend disbelief when characters said or did things that seemed highly improbable. Also found the romantic relationship very forced and unbelievable. But was so curious to see how it would wrap up, I stayed with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Racism

astereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Racism, Death, and Drug use

kaczorlantz's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Racism, and Drug use

nsfinch's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Okay, I think maybe Sutanto books aren't really for me. I really enjoyed DIAL A FOR AUNTIES, but the other two books of hers I've read are just too uncomfortable for me. It's hard to put my finger on what pushes it over the line, because I do enjoy a tense thriller sometimes, but maybe it's that Sutanto puts her characters in absolutely the most humiliating circumstances I can even imagine. The vicarious embarrassment is just too much. 

The audiobook narrator, Eunice Wong, was EXCELLENT. She did a great job capturing that teenage tone of voice for swooning or panicking or worrying or being goofy. But the story made me so uncomfortable I switched over to the print book so I could skim through it faster and get through the uncomfortable parts.

Content warning for intimate partner violence and lots and LOTS of racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism

theromanticace's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Drug use, Murder, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

anniereads221's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Grief, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, Violence, Racism, Murder, Drug abuse, and Death

shannong123's review

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Bullying, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism and Classism

collinsd's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Classism, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

Minor: Vomit