Reviews tagging 'Racism'

좀비 by Joyce Carol Oates, 공경희

7 reviews

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Gore, Mental illness, Medical content, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Slavery, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Misogyny, and Ableism

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

yikes, super dark + disturbing read! i knew what i was getting into so i wasn't surprised, but man, was i disgusted. i had a good time playing detective as i picked up the context clues + pieced together Quentin's situation as the son of a well-to-do family (who literally gets away with murder because of this fact), but that was literally the only enjoyment to be had. the rest of this read was incredibly bleak + horrifying. that's not the reason for the 3-star rating tho. ultimately, i kinda found quentin to be vapid and uninteresting as a pov character. i felt like there were a lot of interesting things the author could have explored with him, but instead he came off as not having a whole lot of depth, imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Misogyny

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Racial slurs, Ableism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

melissa_m's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Racism

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark tense

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

annihilatrix's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.0

Sometimes I think that delving into the mind of a shitty person (in this case, fictionalized Jeffrey Dahmer if he lived in Michigan) is a white author excuse for being able to print racist slurs. I felt the same way about We Need to Talk About Kevin, though that was better for me in the exploration of maternal alienation. Zombie was gratuitous and just not good; I was extremely glad it was a short read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Hate crime, Stalking, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, Body shaming, Slavery, and Animal cruelty

thaatswhatsheread's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Blood, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture