Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

4 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

This was a book my friend chose for Book Club, and I had increasingly high hopes for it, being such an intriguing concept! 

Unfortunately it didn’t quite hit the spot for me. The gore was necessary but felt overdone some of the time. It also felt as though Maryse would be struggling during a fight and then somehow (almost) immediately be able to kill the Ku Kluxes off; it lacked build up.

It did make me happy towards the end, where Maryse connects to some special people in the end ❤️

When she sees everyone coming, having been led by Sadie, it warmed my heart 🥹

I am giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Classism, Racial slurs, and Racism

bcope84's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, War, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Murder, and Racism

platypus1's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

3.75

Horror scary dystopian 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Rape

escapinginpaper's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Murder, and Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Colonisation, War, Genocide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Classism, Antisemitism, and Cursing

There is pretty graphic racial violence and a scene involving an entire family being lynched.