Reviews tagging 'Racism'

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

140 reviews

skogsheks's review against another edition

dark sad

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hopiedee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

faith_06's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

sebsux_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape

raebelanger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

phoebebrainrot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

wow wow wow wow
such a poignant novel, you almost don’t have words. beautifully written and morbidly true. definitely worth a read. allow yourself to be uncomfortable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

caspian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

kurojiri's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? N/A

4.0

The audiobook was fantastic and made it very atmospheric.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Torture

elfcurrentlyreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.75

I want to start by saying I really enjoyed this. However, I actually think it was too short. There were quite a few character development parts that I felt were rushed and/or came up very suddenly which was quite jarring. I think I'd have like for those parts to be expanded more naturally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence