Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

87 reviews

alexblais8's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Death, and Classism

tiffanyg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

tamara_joy's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

As an overall fan of Virginia Woolf’s writing, i came away from this book disappointed. While I enjoyed her writing, i found it hard to engage with it the way a more contemporaneous reader probably would. some of the broader themes around gender identity and gender roles were accessible, but the nitty gritty of english and turkish society were less so, which took away from my enjoyment. ultimately, i came away from this book respecting the superb and courageous choice to write a story like this, but am likely to be very selective about how i recommend this book to 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

williamgideon's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Violence and War

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Misogyny

unfortunatecircus's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

2 uses of the n word - it was written by a white woman in the 1920s - but otherwise a really lovely book, and a surprisingly easy read!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Sexism

annaki_laila's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

An incredible disappointment which has put me off the possibility of reading any more Woolf. When reading Mrs Dalloway, there were plenty of moments when the writing got away from itself and I completely lost what Woolf was actually talking about, but the plot and characters made up for that by being decently interesting. Orlando severely lacked those redeeming factors for me, and so when the writing got away, it got away. By the end of it I was heavily skim-reading and it would've been a DNF, but my frustration powered me through, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation