Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

La Danse des damnées by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

30 reviews

alrauna's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Alcohol

tegancalnan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Death, and Miscarriage

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

mc235's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book a lot--the writing was good, the story was interesting, the setting was well drawn. I did feel like it was sometimes a bit on the nose in terms of its social commentary, but at other times it felt more nuanced and was truly heart-wrenching.
 I guess it's not necessarily fair to compare books, but it was definitely not as atmospheric as The Mercies, despite similar thematic elements, and the plot at times felt far fetched. Although I think the interwoven chapters about different dancers did some work to create the appropriate mood of despair, I found them a bit distracting and at times contrived. Overall a good read and really looking forward to her next book, I do love a story about women living under the yoke of early modern Christianity and patriarchy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Xenophobia and Miscarriage

alexandrap529's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Violence, Miscarriage, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: War and Alcohol

saraza3's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Misogyny, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Homophobia

carolinb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, Lesbophobia, Violence, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Animal death and Murder

marigolds_and_lavander's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

sophiemattholie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Miscarriage

Moderate: Homophobia