Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

2 reviews

mirandyli's review

lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book is about a rich white boy who annoys everyone with his crippling anxiety. He desperately needs therapy and SSRIs, which he doesn’t get until the last 20% of the book. No idea what the poc Muslim love interest with unending patience saw in him tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

town_scar's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia