Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Carrie by Stephen King

16 reviews

lay_kone's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Bullying, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

alycass's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

Loved it, though I didn't really fuck with the antisemitism that was randomly sprinkled throughout the book along with the blatant racist xenophobic rhetoric, it didn't serve the plot and pulled me out of the book. Other than these few complaints and how hard it was to keep track of whose pov we were in, I liked it an awful lot and would definitely recommend it and give it a re-read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Xenophobia

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Miscarriage

roseisvibing's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage and Antisemitism

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Violence, Body shaming, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Antisemitism

daisywilkes's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

Could have been shorter. Could have been less rascist and antisemitic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Antisemitism, and Racism

cgm42's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual violence and Antisemitism

remuslibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Racism, Miscarriage, and Rape

jaedia's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A nice quick read and a classic for a reason, Carrie tells the legendary story of Carietta White, the daughter of a crazed fundamentalist Christian woman who is fiercely bullied at her high school and the repercussions this life has. 

Only lost points because the random mid-sentence thought brackets were very off-putting, occasionally would switch scenes with absolutely no indication towards doing so, and the numerous references to racist caricatures (while yes, a result of the time period) were unnecessary and gross. I'm aware these kinds of things come up in King's early books but they very much do affect my ratings. 

Otherwise, enjoyed the reading experience immensely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Ableism, Antisemitism, and Body shaming

kelseygeller's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism and Racial slurs