Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson

4 reviews

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Mostly focused on how three teenagers respond to police brutality/government surveillance, but I wish there had been some attention to why Governor Ambrose made the choices she did and/or how the political atmosphere evolved to result in the creation of the dome. World building was very light, which is maybe explained by the fact that this isn't a far-flung dystopia. I never really connected with Jamal, Marco, or Cat. Jamal's narration was a bit corny at times, and the ending definitely had me rolling my eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Confinement, Classism, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

1quillb's review

tense 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

2.5

This book has a really good idea attached to it, but was executed very poorly. The editing needs some work—at one point Marco is referred to as Jamal by the narrator, and there’s a couple strange spellings of words—and the whole idea isn’t very believable. If a giant impenetrable dome surrounded a city and martial law went into affect, things like clubs and hotels wouldn’t still be open. That’s just not realistic. It would be like the Purge, not a regular Tuesday. I appreciate what Jackson was trying to do, it just wasn’t written in a way that made sense.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Violence, Classism, and Blood

Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, and Gun violence

pey333's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Classism, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Cursing, Hate crime, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol