Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

101 reviews

horizonous's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

This is a difficult one to rate and review. It's unlike anything I ever read and very unique in its screenplay formatting. I liked how the theme of assimilation is explored through generic Hollywood stereotypes but I can't help but think in the end it lacked a bit of depth because it was more style then substance? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death and Dementia

Minor: Genocide, Terminal illness, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

mxreader1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective slow-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

I really enjoy when books bend reality within the context of the story, make you guess at what's really happening and maybe you never get answers but that's the fun of it. 

It also balanced being informative, funny, and sad really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual harassment

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and War

yajairat's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Really liked the screenplay format of this book, I mean what better way to depict the entertainment industry? While I already was aware about most of the stereotyping and discrimination Asians face in the industry, it was refreshing to have it presented this way, especially through the eyes of someone that works within it, and who we go with on this journey of self-discovery. 

I think my only issue with it was the portrayal of the only Black character in this story. Seems like it was written in a way where the MC and this character were sort of... pitted against each other? Not really a big fan of that, of when marginalized groups are in that position, when it's not beneficial to either of them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

yuyuv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

hendrixpants's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring 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: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence

cozyscones's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death and Violence

inkylabyrinth's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Interior Chinatown is about Willis Wu, a struggling actor who wants to break out of the Generic Asian Man roles he’s always playing on the never-ending cop show Black & White. Still, Willis worries that the only role he can aspire to is Kung Fu Guy, and maybe he doesn’t want that.

This book is very surreal, very clever satire. It has so much to say on how Asian-Americans fit into American culture, or how they are often either forgotten or made into stereotypes. Smart, funny, unconventional, easy to read, highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Death and Gun violence

byhannakim's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

zoracious's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism