Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

73 reviews

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The Office of Historical Corrections is a collection of short stories about, fittingly, histories. The familial, the personal, the buried, the rewritten, and the ugly. It reflects on the history of Blackness in America—specifically, being a Black woman in America—and all the grief that comes with it. This left me tender and raw, but most importantly, I felt seen. I will be sure to seek out Evans’ writing in the future, and will likely revisit these stories often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Death of parent

alexashabit's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

carlymb's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I’d probably rank the last two novellas/short stories higher. I am just not used to the lack of conclusion that short story collections have. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, and Cancer

lifewithlexx's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Gun violence

katiew221's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Gun violence, Grief, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Mass/school shootings

emilye's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault and Misogyny

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

anything could disappear hits hard. the office of historical corrections is definitely a lot and feels like a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Gun violence

krishnak's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

ttorisaurus's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Racial slurs, and Murder