Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

110 reviews

bella_likes_books's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

kszar's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Honestly one of the more moving books I have read. Absolutely incredible job writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, Death, Grief, Antisemitism, Self harm, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

keishlavz's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Animal death, and Child death

kades26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book is a crescendo. Slow. Fast. Slow. Fast. It puts you on the edge. As a biracial woman it made me uncomfortable, but there is growth in discomfort. Character growth you're not expecting. Themes that leave you thinking. The ending was a bit flat in comparison to the rest of the book. I wanted it to be drawn out a bit more. I haven't reading another Jodi Picoult book but I liked her style. I listened to the audiobook on Libby and really enjoyed the narrators. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Death, Medical content, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Police brutality

Minor: Transphobia and Antisemitism

nscheuermann's review against another edition

I love Jodi Picoult's writing and her book topics. I love how her writing makes me truly question every single opinion I thought to be true. But this one was just too hard for me to read. The white supremacist POV made my stomach churn and the 28% I did read literally ruined my day. I just don't have it in me to ruin a minimum of 3 more days despite how bad I want to know what happens and how bad I want Ruth to get her ending she deserves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Racism

b_spiin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Cursing, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, and Racial slurs

magdalena_rose's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

izzy_v's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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

4.25

I was hesitant about this book in which a white author focuses on racism, but I am very glad I read it. Much of the commentary feels a little “Racism 101” and much simpler or less groundbreaking than I’d like it to be. However, in remembering that this book came out in 2016, before the Black Lives Matter movement and a lot of the most recent racial awakening, coupled with the fact that I think the target demographic is white people who have implicit biases despite firmly believing they’re not racist, I think the author did a good job for what she was trying to accomplish. I enjoyed the story and getting invested in the characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Child death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide, Antisemitism, Cursing, Homophobia, Grief, Death, and Murder

crobinson81217's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was extremely well written and hard to read at times due to the nature of the topics in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Death, Antisemitism, and Racism

book_realm_roamer's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Child death, Racism, and Racial slurs