Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland

27 reviews

sskinner155's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

A ghost story set in the 1920s about a young black girls move from the Jim Crow south to Philadelphia. 
 An emotional story about racism, family and unfinished business. Ophie is a great character trying to keep her head down but keeps getting tangled into the mess of the dead. 
 Please check trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Murder and Slavery

creolelitbelle's review against another edition

I listened to the first 40 minutes of the 8 hour audiobook. While I am a fan of the author's Dread Nation book and look forward to reading the sequel, her middle grade historical fiction ghost novel is not for me. From what I heard of the story, it sounds like a great fun way to teach tweens about the history of the 1920s in the USA with a supernatural element. The detailed explanation of the history is more than I personally want, because I do not need lessons on what I already know to understand the character's situation. The intended audience age group of 8-12 years old could really enjoy this haunted way of learning history, though. This is a lesson that middle grade books are usually not good fits for me due to being written in a way that is geared for much younger readers.  Unless reading this for content or comprehension check for a younger reader, I would not recommend the book for adults' recreational reading. Academically speaking, I think the book could potentially be a solid choice for cross-curricular connection in teaching history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

iamsammie27's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery

moreta1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Racism, Classism, Death, Racial slurs, Murder, Drug use, and Grief

mnerd63's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery and Child death

dominicangirl's review against another edition

mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, and Chronic illness

bibliomania_express's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Hate crime

Minor: Slavery, Murder, and Violence

saffista's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Racial slurs

lupitabaeyongo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Murder