Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

28 reviews

catmumm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Police brutality, Child death, Classism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Harrowing! Child turns to sex work to pay bills thanks to deadbeat family. Horrifyingly inspired by true events. NB ACAB! 3🚔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

killjoycatlady's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? No

5.0

This story doesnt have a neatly wrapped up hapoy ending that promises that the bad guys go to jail and the good guys get to heal.  It’s a realistic depiction of marginalized lives that fall outside the purview of American justice, yet it shows that even amongst the despair and pain, there are moments of love and joy that matter, even if they dont triumph over injustice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Child death, Racism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

bambooboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Transphobia, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Classism, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Vomit, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

lukel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual content, Classism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Self harm, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Cancer

atsundarsingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

Absolutely harrowing. I can't believe the sophistication and depth of Mottley's writing on a project she started when she was just 17. I can't wait to keep reading her work in the future. As for this specific work, I think it's such a testament to empathy that it should be even more widely read. Incredible debut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death

mi7sma's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Classism, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, Drug use, and Death

kalmia31's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Trafficking, Abandonment, Misogyny, Police brutality, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, and Drug use

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book burns with a righteous fury and deeply affecting pathos. A searing indictment of systemic racism and classism, it centers a teenage girl who turns to survival sex work only to find herself taken advantage of by those who, in theory, are supposed to protect her. Also the prose is stunning with Mottley's experience as a poet paying off greatly. Additionally, it's written in first person, and the way the protagonist's voice shifts throughout the story from shut down and survival focused, to making room for her anger and grief, is just stunning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicide