Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

38 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Animal death, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, and War

_nessa_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

This is such an amazing book. It’s incredible how the author frames the story through the eyes of the women affected and how alternative realities are explored. Making Ansel be the reader is also an interesting choice and love how she never romanticized his actions. 

Saffy is such a badass i love her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, and Drug use

katrinarose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was such a nuanced thoughtful deconstruction of a killer and the lives affected by him. I like the writing style too, it kept me hooked even through some slower moments in the middle. I will be thinking about this for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Child abuse, and Death

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

One day I will finally learn that I just don't like literary novels. This was not that day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Murder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racism

beabooked's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

mooshake's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

saffy's chapters felt a bit bloated in comparison to everyone else's but other than that...... man..... much to think (and cry) about

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Stalking, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Minor: Car accident

lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written. It's hard to empathise with characters when you only spend a couple of chapters with each but the author made sure to give her female characters a brightness that shines through the dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abandonment, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexism, and Racism

minxtte's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Sexism, Drug use, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Homophobia