Reviews tagging 'Classism'

One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

8 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

I found this book on Libby's "Everyone Reads" program.  It was a beautiful and thoughtful book on trauma and the power to survive and forgive in order to move on with one's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, and Medical content

Minor: Grief, Terminal illness, Cancer, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Rape, Classism, Death of parent, and Death

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, Rape, Ableism, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

meganpbennett's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

I found this as a "Together We Read" challenge on Libby, and decided to give it a try. It's not a genre I usually like, but I enjoyed the story. I found the ending to be rushed, but otherwise liked the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cancer, Classism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Grief

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A strong debut and a moving exploration of trauma and forgiveness. The style of writing really resonated with me and I was hooked from the first page. 

Felt like a love letter to poetry too which I enjoyed. What an interesting idea to have a character who only communicates in poems.

What didn't sit well with me was that no one really holds Birdie accountable for her abusive behaviors/actions. I understand why the author wrote it this way but I don't think it should be normalized. But maybe that's a me problem because this is very personal and triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Classism, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Classism, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

oddsbodikins7's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The writing is good, but holy moly the giant red flags in this book. Mental health issues, rape, legal issues, toxic relationships... Yikes doesn't even begin to describe it. A "mixed" but very white presenting rich boy rapes a local girl, he goes to trial and is convicted,  victim discovers she's pregnant and flees the state. She returns due to her father's health and finds he's been besties with the perp's brother. The brother then proceeds to tell many white lies to everyone regarding the child's existence, woos the victim and everyone is totally cool with all of this. 

NOPE. I'm not buying AT ALL that a rape victim would fall in love with the perp's brother. Or that all her PTSD would go away in one summer. Or that her family would be so cavalier about her safety and mental health. Or that this supposed "genius" child wouldn't catch on to anything. This is supposed to be a romantic story and the ICK is all over it. Finished, but barely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Abortion, Pregnancy, Car accident, Classism, Gaslighting, Suicide, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, Incest, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

corriejn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

Well-crafted story about a woman returning to her hometown after a number of years, having left shortly after a sexual assault as a teen. (While the assault is not detailed in the book, the story heavily centers around its after-effects and the choices various characters have made.) Lots of complex, dynamic characters and no easy/perfect options. There are a handful of minor narrative/geographic/timeline inconsistencies that I found slightly distracting (but not enough to impede the story overall), or it'd be 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Death, Classism, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, and Rape