Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

5 reviews

pipercurda's review

challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

such well written characters make it all feel heartbreakingly real. everyone is deeply flawed in horrible human ways yet somehow  you still want to root for them. dense read, but sooo worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual content

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

3.0

Monty Kipps and Howard Beasley deserve to be in jail! 3🖼️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Alcohol, Cancer, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, and Racism

kylieqrada's review

reflective slow-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? Yes

3.5

3.5 ⭐️s. Lesbehonest, this was a Goodwill cover buy, because she is STUNNING, HONEY. However, I'd always heard about Zadie Smith being a staple of lit fic, so I thought I'd give her a try. I honestly really liked this. I loved how unlikable and nuanced all of the characters were allowed to be while still being clear that their opinions, such as fatphobia or racism, were not supported by the author. However, it was a little too intellectual for me, and I hate a butthole description 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Cancer

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I had a few false starts with the print version of this book, so I went ahead an listened to the audiobook. I did enjoy the twisty turns and how drama-ridden this book was. Overall, though, I don’t think it was for me. I am not really into books where characters wreck their own lives unnecessarily (ahem, Howard). I’m also unfamiliar with the source material, so that wasn’t a draw either. Oh well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Racism, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Body shaming

Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Homophobia, Islamophobia, War, Xenophobia, and Cancer

nora28's review against another edition

dark lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.5

It was beautiful writing and not a bad story, it just somehow didn't klick with me...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing