Reviews tagging 'Racism'

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

43 reviews

jerseynoonatic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The best part of this book was when it was taking place in South Jersey (southern New Jersey, USA) because the author captured it so perfectly!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gun violence, Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, and Vomit

cosmicwillow's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective 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

this is an utterly stunning sequel with really wonderful commentary on humanity and the human experience. this duology is one of my favourites ever now, it is so well crafted and such an immersive experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

gabngo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

karly_ackley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Addiction

Moderate: Dysphoria, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

tiny_artificer's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Addiction

Minor: Gun violence and Racism

szote's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Addiction, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping and Racism

saricostanzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Racism, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

dodecashedron's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.0

The first book blew my mind, and made me extremely anxious to read this one. And though I think it is great! I have to admit I didn't finish it in one go, in fact I had a pause of over a year in between. 

That was mostly because I didn't have the brain space for it. This is a story that always goes full speed ahead, never giving you time to breathe, which takes you in and drags you along hut also means you have to be available to deal with that. 

I loved everyone in this book, but Maya is and always will be my love and is the reason I kept going. 

I think this book proofs that scifi can take place in our time and our world. Things don't have to be alien to teach us something about ourselves. And things don't have to be exactly like us either. 

I don't know if hopeful dystopian fiction was a genre that existed before Han wrote AART but with this book he certainly cemented it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Racism

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Racism, and Biphobia

johannastjohn29's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism