Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Jente, kvinne, annet by Bernardine Evaristo

346 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Misogyny, Rape, Infidelity, Racism, Transphobia, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Death, and Domestic abuse

chellsom's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Devastating as it’s clearly based on true and lived experiences however I found it hard to connect with any of the characters because it moved the next too fast. There was also no real “storyline” which I suppose is the point but it sort of just felt like I was reading character profiles.. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Rape

rzh's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Transphobia

sosa456's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Racism

sianfh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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: Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

emilybr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

Heart wrenching, made me think a lot, gave wonderful perspective new to me and made me realise just how interconnected we all are. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Rape

elizabethortiz96's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Didn't enjoy at first but got increasingly engaged after the third chapter. As the book continues, the characters' lives become more interwoven and it gets more engaging. By the end I found it to be a compelling read, incredible how the characters' lives are woven together and a powerful way to illustrate the experiences of different women in the UK. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Miscarriage

booksjessreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Re-read Review
Original review is here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b91e3ed2-4f2d-4e97-8d09-b401a4ba884e

I have wanted to re-read this for such a long time, and decided to borrow the audio from my local library. Evaristo's command of words is masterful. The way the characters intertwine with each other is so clever and intricately done. The character development, the plots, just everything about this book is like nothing I have read before. I absolutely lap it up. 

From my previous review, I quoted another review I had seen about this book, mentioning the prose rhythms mimicking both dialogue and thoughts. The audio further enhanced this and the writing felt so natural and lyrical. It was beautiful. 

I will always highly recommend this book to everyone and could not hold this book in higher esteem.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Deadnaming

ratjoy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

5.0

Absolutely engaging stories of the lives of black women and the "othered" across Britain, wonderfully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Classism, Sexism, Racism, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Sexual content, Child death, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Alcoholism and Deadnaming

charliebe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

Ich war oft überfordert, mit allen Menschen und Geschichten mitzuhalten. Trotzdem oder deswegen ein sehr beeindruckendes Werk! Auf keinen Fall leichte Kost, aber sehr wertvoll und bereichernd.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence