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Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation
Minor: Death, Violence, Gaslighting
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Addiction, Child death
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism
Minor: Body horror, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical trauma
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Classism
Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
It also saw something in me that needed to be seen. It was simply so incredible, in the way it handled the personal and structural ways colonialism, racism, and misogyny affected those in the 1800s. Beautiful and terrible, I think everyone needs to read this book. Every sentence felt like it was meant to be there, and these difficult topics were spoken into existence with such nuance I was left awe-struck. Required reading.
P.S. I’ve noticed many readers felt they didn’t connect with the characters, and with that I can honestly understand, but still respectfully disagree. I understand where someone might be coming from by saying we didn’t get enough personal interactions between the characters, but I personally felt that these “montage” scenes were meant to convey how easily one could become part of the system, enjoy its benefits while forgetting where all their riches and pleasures came from…all while under the illusion that their academic pursuits were the backbone of their infrastructure.
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Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Classism
Minor: Gore, Torture, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Colonisation, Classism
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Deportation, Pandemic/Epidemic