Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Milkman by Anna Burns

4 reviews

rory_john14's review

dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings

rainbowarpaint's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, and War

Moderate: Homophobia

lennie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

quickermorequickly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't know how else to describe the prose other than exhilaratingly dense (in the sense of thoughts being packed closely together). By turns frightening and funny, Burns deftly weaves the unnamed heroine's way through the psychological and social terrors of the Troubles. I felt her indignation, her dread, her bemusement, her numbness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Suicide