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peachani's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Racism
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Blood, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Abortion, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, and Classism
katherine_kelley's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
fast-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
3.0
This satire is still relevant ninety one years later, but I think it ultimately has a defeatist attitude that isn’t my taste. The ending, to me felt like, “people will be racist no matter what and people will always profit off of that” in a way that seemed to be against trying to better society. For all the relevant commentary, there’s also an undercurrent of ideas that are provably false that I can’t fully get on board with. There’s also just fat phobia, misogyny, homophobia, etc. that is used for humor which didn’t age well. It’s worth studying and reading critically, but I don’t think it’s something worth broad recommendation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
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