Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

4 reviews

lidia7's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Ableism, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Vomit, Abandonment, Cancer, Deadnaming, Excrement, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Animal death, Bullying, and Self harm

dh_cz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Drug use, and Alcohol

ohmyhazz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Transphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Hate crime, Violence, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Trafficking, Blood, Suicide, and Racism

purplemind's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

3.75

 Questo è un libro che ti lascia addosso molta rabbia. Camila e le sue compagne si sono ritagliate un piccolo mondo sicuro tra le mura della casa di Zia Encarna, ma quello che esiste fuori da quel santuario è spesso una realtà violenta e isolante, che le vuole lontano dagli occhi della “brava gente”, a costo anche di ucciderle. C’è anche tanta speranza, però. C’è lo Splendore negli Occhi, bimbo salvato e adottato da Zia Encarna, c’è la gioia nel veder realizzata nel modo più vero la propria identità, e c’è la sorellanza delle donne del Parco Sarmiento, che a volte riescono a salvarsi a vicenda. Lo stile di Sosa Villada è profondamente metaforico e vivido, si legge come fosse una poesia, fatta di scatti immortalati in vari momenti della sua vita e arricchiti dall’emotività della memoria. L’autrice, però, non si tira indietro dal descrivere anche le sue esperienze più cruente e il modo in cui esse l’hanno plasmata.
 (molto piacevole anche lo stile della traduzione!) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Trafficking, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy