Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Holes by Louis Sachar

48 reviews

lqvekanej's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

orchidlilly's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Classism, Abandonment, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Ableism, Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

pejms's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, and Hate crime

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Death and Vomit

lailysian's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.0

this is a book i loved when i was little so i reread it and honestly i think it’s a really important book for children to read. i found out it’s banned in America for being too ‘dark’ for children but i think the way the book explains prejudice and a little bit of history is very blunt but good for children to understand. nothing is sugar coated and although it does lack some nuance and there are some flaws in a few descriptions/ bits of commentary (that are mainly out of date ideas because it was written in the nineties), considering it’s for nine year olds, i think this is a great book and kids could really learn lots from being taught this book and getting to have important conversations about it  like i did at school, so four stars 🦎 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Hate crime, and Child abuse

_lilyyy_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

pietwombly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Racism

Moderate: Murder, Sexual harassment, and Hate crime

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Confinement, Hate crime, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

elizabethjane's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Racism

Minor: Murder

spiderthing's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.5

Man I said I'd sit down for a half an hour to do a bit of reading and I read like half the book in one sitting, it's it's interesting and captivating. I love it loads, I remember watching the movie some years back but that's it. I'm so glad I re-read this. There's many plot twists which really make it that much more amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Racism and Fatphobia