Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

237 reviews

justmys's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A good read. I felt the pacing sort of slump in the middle and then race through the trial a little but overall it was a decent book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

moonbasket's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

I did not know what to expect from this book when I started it. Honestly, it was beyond my expectations from the very beginning and it just kept going. I did not know how it was going to end.

I was pretty sure Kaya wouldn't go to jail, but I honestly did think that she had killed Tate. It made the most logical sense, but it just didn't seem like she had done it. It was definitely a surprise to have that twist at the end, but it all makes sense and it brings a sense of mildly juvenile wonder which I think really matches Kaya's personality because she was neglected for so long and stayed agoraphobic for her who life.

I laughed and cried reading this and it may be one of the best literary novels I have ever read. I am definitely interested in more books like this, with a focus on ecology and personhood. It is extremely good and I highly recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Infertility, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Car accident, and War

Kaya, the main character of this book is subject to extreme childhood neglect from and absent mother and alcoholic father. The book focuses on her abandonment and loneliness as it follows her story.

As a teenager she has a relationship with an older boy who is technically an adult for the later part of their relationship. As a young adult, she has a relationship with an emotionally manipulative young man where he is cheating on her and lying to her regularly. After breaking it off with him, he later chases her down and attempts to rape her. She defends herself and is able to escape him.

There are also graphic flashbacks to her father beating her mother and siblings and discussion of how her town is segregated with black people living in "colored town" separate from the white people. There is mild discussion of the racism of the era, but mostly it is simply treated as matter of fact as it is viewed through the eyes of a child.

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, and War

The book is set in the 1950s and 1960s. Therefore, the society is segregated and racial slurs are mentioned.

medini_l's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

sydneyxx's review

emotional slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Classism

ariajb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Violence and Murder

geminimoon's review

emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

No God's gonna come to to this garden 

This was a Book™️. It has the fancy prose and metaphors for the sake of it. You have to suspend your disbelief to enjoy this book. The characters are one dimensional. For example, it'd make sense for Kaya to be racist if her town and her parents are racist, but no, she's an angel. I will admit that I was distracted at times while reading, but about halfway, I tried to piece together her personality only for me to not find any. Did the author accurately depict a traumatized girl? It's complicated. On one hand, Kaya is way too functional despite all she's experienced, but on the other, she repressed her childhood is repeatedly preyed upon, which is a sad reality of those who have been traumatized.

Tate is disgusting. What makes their age gap (senior and freshmen) unforgivable are the times he talks about her pureness and said, "now she really sounds like little girl."(and smiled! Ew.)

I couldnt help but wonder what the book would be like from a black person'  perspective, and at first I was like, no way they' d go after a white women, even if she was poor, before a black man. Kaya saying that she would receive the same scrutiny as the black girls is laughable. It didn't go into race because it'  not to kill a Mockingbird but wishes it could be. 

Where are the other white trash people in the story? Maybe I'm just slow. Anyway, a more compelling look would be 
Kaya getting imprisoned despite being victimized because that's the sad reality. The book mentioned all the ways the odds are stacked against her, but she beats them.

There is no mystery to the story, so, what's the message? I also couldn't think of a deserving theme. Perseverance, but it's not deserving of it due to it being unrealistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Classism

sparklyodin's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I feel like the ending is forced in order to have a "twist" and was not believable. If I could chop off the last 4 pages it would be the oerfect book.

They spend the whole book telling you not to assume the undereducated woman is a murderer, defending her character, and then in the last 10 seconds they say "just kidding she is totally the filthy character you all thought. Judge poor people forever, they nasty."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, and Classism

faye___'s review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

DID THE AUTHOR ACTUALLY MURDER SOMEONE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

idk Tate slays when not a dumbass

cartermon4's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Infertility