Reviews tagging 'Racism'

A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

9 reviews

thecheeseowl's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is fascinating. There could be so many angles of discussion you can have with this story. You could talk about anything from the American prison system to how being stuck in the past negatively affects your relationships.
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biobeetle's review

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dark reflective 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

3.25

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sandy_21's review against another edition

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

1.5

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warmrats's review

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

3.0

Read for my English course. Very interesting to analyze as a representation of Old South vs. New South and religious ideologies. 
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ra22ouille's review against another edition

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

3.0

Visceral
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samdalefox's review

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

1.75

Not for me. Even when I read the reviews and analyses of others I think they're reaching for a depth of meaning that just isn't present in this short story. I don't know what else to say, I've copied a review from another Storygraph member below which I agree with.

coolchick_cesc's review:

This short story (originally published in the 50s) follows a family roadtripping through the Bible Belt while a serial killer runs loose. I’m sure you can guess the rest. There are themes of Southern religion, salvation, and race, as the grandmother begs God to forgive this white serial killer while literally in a plantation. Like many short stories, I think the pacing was a bit off and suspense struggled to build. While the characterisation was good for such a short book, the story is incredibly dated and not very remarkable with a 2022 lens. 
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belladonnashrike's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

honestly did not feel bad for them. an okay read 
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aecorsilva's review against another edition

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

3.0

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danidamico's review

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2.0

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