Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Boys' Club by Erica Katz

5 reviews

amyka's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Trigger warnings abound. Please look that over before you choose this book. It was one of those that I read in sections because it was really intense and hard to read for long periods of time.  It was about a BigLaw (read most prestigious with the most revenue) Law Firm that abuses its first year associates. I'm guessing since the author is a lawyer that most of it is true which is depressing and frustrating and shows just how far our society has NOT come. 

Spoiler alert: 
does not have a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Gore, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

myscatteredshelf's review

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism

sarahkate22's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicide attempt and Racism

bgoodbookclub's review

informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is fact paced and gives the inside scoop into BigLaw, something I had no idea about. This story follows Alex, a first year female associate at one of the biggest law firms in New York City, as she ventures into her first job after law school. She gets the inside scoop of how demanding and competitive her job, while learning what areas of law she does and does not want to focus on. This book is broken up into 5 parts and is so hard to put down!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racism, and Physical abuse

motherelectricity's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Racism and Vomit