Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Assembly by Natasha Brown

29 reviews

rebeccajost's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Classism

nosophiesallowed's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

this book was practically poetry in the way it read. i felt at times unable to fully grasp the concepts due to how purposefully vague the writing was, but i’d love to slowly reread it sections at a time and really unpack all the complex notions that are within each line.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

marissab's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Medical content, Trafficking, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

bootleghank's review

reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Colonisation

sib_reads's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

vif's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

A really clear and powerful look into what it means to be a black woman in the corporate world. It looks at how class, race and gender plays a role. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Classism

franklola's review

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Classism

lydiavsbooks's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Great commentary on every day racism and constant microaggressions. A very important book, and I'm glad I read it but the disjointed narrative style didn't work overly well for me personally

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

savvylit's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

In just over 100 pages of fragmented prose, Natasha Brown dissects the racism inherent in everyday life in the UK. From endless microaggressions to very direct slurs, Brown examines the legacy of British imperialism and how it affects our narrator's every interaction. Assembly is a story about agency, detachment, identity, and generational oppression. 

Overall, I loved Assembly. This novella was bleak, heart-wrenching, and thought-provoking. An excellent book - not to mention debut! - from Natasha Brown.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Classism