Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Cinnamon and Gunpowder: A Novel by Eli Brown

1 review

emilycbaker's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

The main character does nothing redeemable to make up for his racism, religious superiority, misogyny, and ableism.  The author absolutely did NOT have to use the racist phrasing and terminology to get his point across -- that it was in the voice of a sheltered Englishman of his time is no excuse.  It didn't need these words.  This book made me so angry.  Literally the first book I've read by a male author in years and I regret it deeply.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Grief, Vomit, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal cruelty