Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

40 reviews

ejsimpson's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Dementia

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

maggiefaerie's review against another edition

DNF @29% This book bounces from microaggressions to flat out racism, transphobia, fat shaming, and it's laced with right wing values. These elements don't provide any societal commentary. They're unnecessary and I found reading this book to be extremely uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Dementia

honeywine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow what an intricate creepy book. Did not expect the plot twists at all and I love when I can look back and see the little clues. Really really good. The illustrations just added so much to it and made it feel real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, and Classism

smalika's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I just...😬. I don't know! This was a fun thriller with the added bonus of beautiful drawings interspersed. But the twists were so improbable, the characters so cringily stereotyped, and it didn't land. If the author had leaned into the genre instead of trying to elevate it, I think he would've been more successful. Instead, it's kind of a ghost story, psycho-thriller, addict's redemption tale, and class commentary mushed into an admittedly interesting framework. But it just all felt...off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol