Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

123 reviews

stephaniediane07's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Slavery

sadiejayne3426's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

This genre isn’t usually my speed but I am so glad I read it! The prose style is simple, powerful, and beautiful. The use of dialect and imagery gives such a great window into this world and these lovable characters. I felt like I was reading a folk tale, an epic, and a high art piece all at once. The body horror and gore was done tastefully — it was shocking and gruesome without being unreadable for my squeamish self. My biggest critique is that it was almost too fast-paced for my liking and I would have really liked to see a deeper dive into the characters and the world building. I did love it though, and would totally read a sequel if one ever comes about!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Torture, Death, Body horror, and Death of parent

ashleytalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

The horror, the social commentary, the history. Everything about this book was amazing. I could not stop listening to it until I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Body horror, Gore, Slavery, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

o_w_e_n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Slavery

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War and Sexual content

surdiablo's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Well, color me impressed with this one even though I'm not typically a fan of action horror. Initially, the premise didn't seem like my cup of tea, but it ended up winning me over with its unique setting, fast pacing, characters that feel real, and an actual intimidating antagonist. Ring Shout is a gory delightful ride featuring several tense action sequences, vivid horror imagery, and rich themes that explore the pain of the oppressed. Gullah culture and other historical references were also blended together very well and were interesting to read about. Unlike the Djinn stories from Djeli Clark, I found this one to be cooked really well considering its length.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Body horror, Gore, Racial slurs, and Slavery

thegayestghost's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Hate crime, Blood, and Body horror

susanatherly's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Body horror

Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

Minor: Slavery

dosxhime's review

dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, Racial slurs, Body horror, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Murder, and Hate crime

tifftastic87's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this story and the horror was on point. The writing style wasn't for me though. There were times I needed more to understand what was happening and the narration would jump past it. I understand this was done for a reason, and in some cases it worked great, but in others I struggled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: War and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery