Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

3 reviews

danimcthomas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

A wild swath of a book that covers so many issues in such a beautiful and nuanced way. Erdrich is a master.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Violence, and Homophobia

Very embedded in the 2020 timeframe - so if that time (COVID & the civil unrest re: racism) is still painful to recall, I would avoid this book.

hollyprickles's review

challenging emotional sad 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

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Addiction, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Violence, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, and Racism

annakladd's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, and Confinement