Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

19 reviews

waqupi's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Minor: War and Child death

axeles's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

interesting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: War

jackerik's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

so sad it makes me nauseous.
”i can still see your footprints in the mud down by the river.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Trafficking, Death, War, Toxic relationship, Deportation, and Hate crime

Moderate: Child death, Alcoholism, and Suicide

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Rape, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, War, Slavery, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Hate crime, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship

sarahofstories's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Alcoholism

ayammaya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Otsuka’s ability to deeply inform a reader and force them to not only empathize with the characters but bring readers as close to experience their hardships as possible is nothing short of masterful.  I don’t often enjoy historical novels, but Otsuka has made me discover a passion for it that I didn’t think I could have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, War, Racism, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

gagne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide, War, Sexual violence, and Rape

greenteadragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Infertility

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

ha1yan's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• 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: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Child death, and Rape

Minor: Infertility