Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

11 reviews

esv_'s review

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Colonisation, Gaslighting, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Suicide, Racial slurs, and Slavery

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, War, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Biphobia, Bullying, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Sexism

pwesterfield's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual assault, and Racism

tessvosper's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicide and Sexual content

Minor: Ableism, Blood, and Death of parent

tadah's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, and Bullying

Moderate: Racism and Death

Minor: Slavery, Stalking, and Gaslighting

kitfkat's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexism, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Racial slurs, and War

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What I would give for a read The Last Front fanfic written by a white woman! The most petty obnoxious protagonist; enjoyed every minute of it 4🥞

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Classism, Death, Alcohol, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, War, Genocide, and Toxic friendship

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Stalking, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Slavery, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and Violence

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

What a wild ride! I could feel June’s frenetic energy jumping off the page. 

I knocked it down a quarter of a star because June’s micro-aggressions were a bit too on the nose sometimes, but maybe that was intentional. 

Kuang gives you a lot to think about regarding self-worth, the nuance of morality, and how what we may see as true can be viewed differently by others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Bullying, Classism, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Alcohol