Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan

5 reviews

szyca's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Classism, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

jahsi'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I was so excited about reading this book and I was so sure I'd love it. It pains me to say that I didn't. Although, I could see how this book could appeal to some. The pacing was rough for me, I had to switch to audiobook within the first chapter to get through this one. There was a lot of backstory that went on about each character and yet I still found them hard to connect with. There were characters whos chapters added nothing or ended up being lose ends.

A lot of this book is about Stanley Marigold how he was supposed to be this man behind everything and yet he never seemed to have an actual plan? Threshold was just a huge Boogeyman and that storyline went nowhere. They kept talking about "the price" and somehow that was underwhelming too. The gardener was such a letdown of a character too. And the book ends with the racoons running the place :/ like ok, so I wasted so much for that to be the ending.

SO MANY LOSE ENDS. I wish I felt an ounce of suspense during the book. I will say though, the book does a great job portraying the grime and muck of dystopian Toronto along with the pitfalls of gig economy and trend food.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Vomit, Classism, and Animal death

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As a Toronto resident, this book hit home. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Ableism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Classism, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Racism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use and Terminal illness

Be aware of fungi, viscous dissolving bodies, mould, dysfunctional family relationships, some nudity, poverty, starvation, rich people being horrible, and disassociation.

tacochelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

A neat existential body-horror/dystopia about a distant future Toronto, where rich assholes continue to build towers that physical can't hold up much longer. A sentient mold is spreading under the city and through the plumbing, as we follow a large cast of characters piecing together how it came to be this way. The narrative bouncing around like this slows it down a lot, but no one perspective ruined the story. Watching the pieces come together was beautiful and tragic. I love me some fungal horror, gotta find some more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

I had fun with this one - a dark story of a future Toronto crumbling under the costs of doing business. I thought it was just a little bit too long (some parts were repetitive) but overall I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Gun violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Excrement, and Sexual harassment